(From left), Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, director of Schoenbrunn Zoo, Qi Mei, Chinese ambassador to Austria, Wolfgang Schuessel, former Austrian chancellor, Eva Landrichtinger, Austrian secretary-general of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy, attend an event to send away giant pandas Yang Yang and Yuan Yuan at Schoenbrunn Zoo, Vienna, Austria, Sept 11, 2024. - Photo: Xinhua
VIENNA: Giant pandas Yang Yang and Yuan Yuan left Austria on Friday (Sept 13) and arrived in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday (Sept 14), according to Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo.
A cargo plane carrying the two pandas, who were among the most popular animal stars at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, departed the Vienna Airport on Friday night.
