CHENGDU -- An 18-year-old captive-bred panda, considered old among pandas eligible for pregnancy, gave her sixth birth in southwest China on Saturday. Qizhen's water broke at around 6 a.m. The cub, the tenth by the mother, weighed 168 grams at birth. Both stay very healthy, said Wu Kongju, a panda expert with the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Center in Sichuan Province. Giant pandas have extremely low birth rates as a couple has a very narrow window once a year to conceive. In general, a female panda gives birth every two years, to one or two cubs at a time. They also stay fertile for only 12 years, mostly between 8 to 20. Wu said Qizhen gave birth sixth times over the past 11 years. She can still have one more birth just before she turns 20. "It will be very rare for a panda to have seven births in her lifetime," Wu said. logo wristbandsblack wristbandssilicone rubber bandsjordan wristband rubberprinted braceletsfidget spinner bracelet
MACAO - The overall residential property price index in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) from March to May increased by 5.4 percent to 265.0, compared with that of the previous period from February to April, the SAR's statistics service said on Tuesday.Information from the Statistics and Census Service also indicated that the index for the Macao Peninsula (266.7), and Taipa and Coloane (257.0) rose by 6.0 percent and 2.3 percent respectively.The index for overall existing residential units (285.2) went up by 3.4 percent from March to May, while the index for pre-sale residential units (274.3) increased by 9.2 percent.The overall residential property price index expanded by 8.7 percent year-on-year compared with the same period last year, with the index for existing residential units and pre-sale residential units rising by 10.0 percent and 10.8 percent respectively year-on-year.
