China to lend Singapore a pair of giant pandas for 10 years

Thestar.com.my, 12 Nov 2009
SINGAPORE (AP): China plans to send a pair of giant pandas to Singapore to mark 20 years of relations and promote conservation of the highly endangered animal.
Chinese President Hu Jintao offered the male and female panda, which will arrive in 2011 and stay for 10 years, after arriving for a state visit ahead of a regional summit, according to a statement Thursday on the Web site of the Singapore Foreign Minister.
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