Berlin's twin panda newborns get names

The twin panda cubs born at Zoo Berlin, the first-ever panda cubs born in the city, got names on Monday, 100 days after their births.

The two giant panda cubs "Meng Yuan" (L) and "Meng Xiang" are presented to the media after they were given their names at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin on December 9, 2019. It is the first giant panda offspring in Germany: The Berlin panda Meng Meng gave birth to twins on August 31, 2019. On loan from China, Meng Meng and male panda Jiao Qing arrived in Berlin in June 2017. While the cubs are born in Berlin, they remain Chinese and must be returned to China within four years after they have been weaned. [Photo: AFP/Odd Andersen]

At a press conference at the zoo with the two cubs meeting the press, the twins were named "Meng Xiang", "Meng Yuan", both, put together, meaning "beautiful dreams come true".