Visitors celebrate as Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, who are the first pandas from China to arrive in the US in 21 years, were due to debut on Thursday, according to the San Diego Zoo. ZHANG SHUO / CHINA NEWS SERVICE California Governor Gavin Newsom declared "California Panda Day" to celebrate the first public appearance of two new giant pandas …
Many entertainment establishments across China remain closed months after the lifting of sweeping lockdowns. “They think bars or clubs are only for fun and should be closed,” the bar owner told Al Jazeera, adding that the authorities’ rigid stance is leading many of her fellow bar owners “to think Beijing isn’t a good place for bars in the future.” Xin …