STORY: Moscow cheers for newborn panda cub 
DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:14
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of giant panda Dingding and the newborn baby
2. various of the Smolensky Metro Bridge in Moscow
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ALYONA, Moscow resident
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): CHRISTINA, Moscow resident
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): ILYA, Moscow resident
6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): RITA, Moscow resident
7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Russian): TATYANA, Moscow resident

STORYLINE:

The Smolensky Metro Bridge in Moscow displayed a cheerful message on its LED screen to celebrate the first-ever panda birth in Russia.

A giant panda cub weighing about 150 grams was born a few days ago to a young pair of giant pandas, Ruyi (male) and Dingding (female), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's Sichuan Province.

Many local residents were excited to hear about the news.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ALYONA, Moscow resident
"We heard about it. We saw in the news that a panda was born. What a great thing! Panda from Moscow, excellent, wonderful."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): CHRISTINA, Moscow resident
"We want the baby to live a long and happy life and to feel good living here!"

SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): ILYA, Moscow resident
"I think this is a significant event for Moscow."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): RITA, Moscow resident
"This is a unique event for our planet. It's awesome! We are glad!"

SOUNDBITE 5 (Russian): TATYANA, Moscow resident
"It's just great! We are very pleased! We congratulate our Chinese colleagues and our zookeepers!"

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow.
(XHTV)