Lovely pandas add more liveliness into China-Russia friendship

MOSCOW - "I heard groups of children passing by and shouting: 'Pandas! Pandas!' They want to see them as soon as possible," said Svetlana Akulova, director general of the Moscow Zoo.

She was standing in a newly built panda house. Behind her are soundproofed windows. Looking through the windows, one can see two giant pandas, each playing in its own room.

Inside the house are wooden climbers, swimming pools, and recreational toys among other things, all intended to create a comfortable and healthy living environment for the new ambassadors of China-Russia friendship.