search
ISSA
Trends
- 1Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrive in the US from China●Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrive in the US from China, the latest emissaries in Beijing's long tradition of "panda diploma
Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, have arrived in the United States from China, continuing Beijing's long-running practice of 'panda diplomacy,' in which the animals are lent abroad as symbols of goodwill. The arrivals draw attention to how China uses pandas to warm relations with foreign countries, and to public excitement in the US over the pandas' new home.
- 2Youth Olympic Games Flame Tour Reaches African Renaissance Monument●YOG Flame Tour Step 5 : African Renaissance Monument
The Youth Olympic Games Flame Tour has reached Step 5 at the African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, Senegal. The stop is part of the relay building excitement for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event to be hosted on African soil. The monument, one of Africa's tallest statues, serves as a symbolic backdrop for the flame's journey.