Mei Xiang's cub "seems strong," says U.S. giant panda keeper

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Mei Xiang's cub, who turned a week old on Friday, "seems strong," according to giant panda keeper Marty Dearie with the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

"We were encouraged to see the cub holding up its head and using its legs to lift its body off the floor slightly," Dearie wrote in a daily update. "These are all good signs, and Mei Xiang's cub seems strong."