Hong Kong In 1999, a pair of
giant pandas, a male named
An An () and a female called
Jia Jia (), were given to
Ocean Park by mainland China to mark the 2nd anniversary of
Hong Kong's 1997 handover from UK to China. In 2007, two more pandas, a male called
Le Le () and a female named
Ying Ying (), were given to Hong Kong to mark the 10th anniversary of the city's handover. On 28 July 2015, Jia Jia turned 37 years old and was subsequently recognised by the
Guinness World Records as the oldest panda currently living in captivity and the oldest panda to ever live in captivity. The previous record was held by a male panda named Du Du, who was kept at Wuhan Zoo in China. In October 2016, Jia Jia's health condition began to rapidly deteriorate, exhibiting
weight loss and
a lack of interest in food and fluids. On 21 July 2022, An An was euthanised following age-related health deteriorations. At the age of 35 (about 105 years old in human years), he was the world's oldest male giant panda in captivity. The decision to euthanise was made by veterinarians from the park and the government's
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, following consultation with the
China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda. On 1 July 2024, it was announced that the
Chinese government would gift a new pair of giant pandas to Ocean Park in the coming few months, to commemorate the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover. The park first revealed that it was in discussions of requesting two more pandas back in May 2023.
Reproduction efforts In April 2019, Ocean Park considered sending the 13-year-old panda pair Le Le and Ying Ying to the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan for mating, following poor success with reproduction since their arrival in the park. Ying Ying had previously been sent back there in 2015, where she soon became pregnant but later
miscarried. She had three
phantom pregnancies in the following years. In April 2020, the panda pair mated with each other for the first time, at the age of 14. This was considered a breakthrough as male and female giant pandas become
sexually mature at seven and five years old respectively. On 15 August 2024, Ying Ying gave birth to naturally conceived twins, one female and one male, which were also the first giant pandas to be born in Hong Kong. This made Ying Ying the oldest recorded giant panda to have successfully given birth, at one day before her 19th birthday (equivalent to 57 human years). Around 75% of these pandas are found in Sichuan province, inhabiting 49 counties across Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces within a habitat area of 2.58 million hectares. To protect the wild population, China established 67 natural reserves for giant pandas, covering 53.8% of their habitat and 66.8% of the wild population. As of the end of 2020, there were 633 captive giant pandas, and 11 of them have been successfully reintroduced into the wild, with 9 surviving. These conservation efforts are crucial for the survival and long-term sustainability of the giant panda species.
Singapore The largest panda exhibit built in Southeast Asia, this exhibit spans . Simulating the bears' natural habitat with lush plantings, boulders, and water features, the state-of-the-art biodome is also temperature- and humidity-controlled to ensure the pandas' comfort.
River Safari has two pandas named Kai Kai and Jia Jia on a 10 year loan. On 14 August 2021, Jia Jia successfully gave birth to a panda cub named Le Le.
Taiwan There are currently three pandas living in Taiwan.
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were sent by mainland China to Taiwan in 2008 as part of an exchange program. The couple has two cubs,
Yuan Zai, born in 2013, and Yuan Bao, born in 2020. The two pandas were given to Taiwan rather than leased, thus them and their offspring are Taiwanese-owned. Tuan Tuan died in 2022.
South Korea Ming Ming and Li Li were bred from 1994 to 1998. Ai Bao (lovely treasure) and Le Bao (pleasant treasure) were sent by
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping to South Korea in 2016. Ai Bao naturally conceived and gave birth to Fu Bao (happy treasure) on 20 July 2020. Fu Bao is the first panda to be born in Korea. The family currently resides in 'Panda World' of Everland, a popular theme park in Korea. Fu Bao received global attention when a video of her went viral on Youtube. The Korea's first natural twin cubs, Rui Bao (wise treasure) and Hui Bao (shining treasure) were born on 7 July 2023. They are assumed to be female, making Fu Bao the eldest sister of the Bao Family. As of 2024, Fu Bao has returned to China.
Japan Ri Ri and Shin Shin joined Japan's oldest zoo,
Ueno Zoo, in 2011. In 2012, they had a baby panda who did not survive long. But in 2016, Shin Shin gave birth to Xiang Xiang. After nearly four years, the couple were found mating again, and in 2021 Shin Shin delivered twins, Xiao Xiao and Ray Ray. Ueno first exhibited pandas in 1972–1973 (Kang Kang and Lang Lang arrived in Tokyo to establish diplomatic relations with China and Japan, only for a temporary exhibition), and first bred them in 1986. At the end of 2025, after a diplomatic crisis between China and Japan over Japan's Prime Minister's words about Chinese militarism and support of Taiwan, it was announced that two twin pandas from the Tokyo
Ueno Zoo, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, would return to China at the end of January 2026. Japan had pandas continuously from 1972, the year of normalization with China; the pandas were born in Ueno in 2021.
Malaysia Liang Liang and Xing Xing were sent to
Zoo Negara, Malaysia, on 21 May 2014 under the Giant Panda International Conservation Cooperation Agreement Programme. The agreement requires all giant panda cubs to be returned to China once they reach between 24 months and four years old. As of 2021, three panda cubs have been born in Zoo Negara—Nuan Nuan (born 18 August 2015), Yi Yi (born 14 January 2018) and Sheng Yi (born 31 May 2021).
Indonesia Cai Tao and Hu Chun were introduced to
Taman Safari Indonesia in September 2017. Cai Tao and Hu Chun were born at the Bifengxia Panda Base in Bifengxia, Ya'an, Sichuan, China. The arrival process of Cai Tao and Hu Chun had been carried out for a long time, marked by the construction of the "Panda Palace" which would later become their home in Taman Safari. Cai Tao and Hu Chun have travelled more than , taking off from Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, China on 28 September 2017, travelling five and a half hours until arriving at
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. After undergoing an adjustment period of approximately two months, the two of them finally began to be displayed in November 2017. ==North America==