Tag: China

Zoo panda project hit by more delays

Deadline News Journalist - November 23, 2011

THE PLAN to bring two Chinese pandas to Edinburgh Zoo has been hit by mysterious travel delays. Zoo bosses had anticipated a rush of visitors...

It’s Auf Wiedersehn to German as Mandarin rises in popularity

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - September 4, 2011

By Kirsty Topping SCHOOLS across Scotland are dropping German in favour of Chinese, figures have revealed. While nearly all schools continue to teach French, German has...

Zoo loses another senior management member

Scottish News

Anna Gault - March 30, 2011

TROUBLED Edinburgh Zoo has lost another senior member of its management team, it emerged today (Wed). Max Gaunt stepped down from his role as the...

Pix: Edinburgh International Festival Programme launch

Multimedia

Lorenzo Dalberto - March 24, 2011

This year’s Edinburgh International Festival is to showcase the cultures of Asia. The programme for the three-week arts event was launched in the capital on...