HONG KONG jordan retro 13 cement grey for sale , Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Ocean Park announced on Tuesday that female giant panda Ying Ying has started displaying typical pregnancy symptoms.

Ocean Park has artificially inseminated Ying Ying by using male giant panda Le Le's fresh semen and An An's frozen semen to increase the chance of pregnancy, after Ying Ying and Le Le failed in their natural mating attempts during the breeding season, which was around late March to early April.

Howard Chuk, Senior Curator of Terrestrial Life Sciences of Ocean Park air jordan 13 cement grey for sale , said that since early July, Ying Ying has started displaying some typical pregnancy symptoms, including reduced food intake, increased resting time jordan 13 grey toe size 12 , a swollen vulva, and corresponding hormonal changes.

These symptoms, however, can also be indication of pseudo-pregnancy air jordan 13 grey toe for sale , Chuk said, adding that the park will continue to work closely with experts from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong of Sichuan Province to follow Ying Ying's condition.

"We hope to bring some good news to the people of Hong Kong this year," Chuk said, telling the media that the gestation period of giant pandas can last from around 70 to 300 days.

Ocean Park started to arrange mating opportunities for Ying Ying and Le Le since 2011 and Ying Ying had experienced pseudo-pregnancy.

There are a total of three giant pandas in Ocean Park air jordan 13 black infrared for sale , with Ying Ying and Le Le turning 12 this month, and An An, at the age of 31, has officially become the world's oldest male giant panda under human care.

An officer in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's elite military security force was found shot dead on Tuesday inside the sprawling presidential compound jordan retro 13 black infrared 23 , an official said.

Major Harin Gonzaga, 37, was found by his wife with a gunshot wound to the heart inside his room in the Malacanang compound in Manila, said Brigadier General Lope Dagoy jordan retro 13 french blue size 12 , head of the Presidential Security Group.

Dagoy said there were no initial signs of foul play or any indication of a struggle but police were still investigating.

The incident took place far from Duterte's residence inside the compound, Dagoy said, adding that even other members of the security force were unaware of the shooting until Gonzaga's wife found the body.

The wife, who is a sergeant in the security force air jordan retro 13 french blue for sale , said the couple was not facing any problems apart from Gonzaga's heavy workload, Dagoy told reporters.

Gonzaga was in charge of the security force's operations and was not one of the president's personal guards, he added.

Duterte was elected in a landslide last year on a vow to eradicate illegal drugs in society by killing up to 100,000 traffickers and addicts.

Since he assumed office 15 months ago police have reported killing more than 3 air jordan 13 bred black red ,800 people in anti-drug operations, with many more killed in mysterious circumstances.

DAMASCUS， March 2 (Xinhua) -- The victory of the Syrian army and allied fighters with the help of the Russians in Palmyra city against the Islamic State (IS) group proves that the government forces are capable of dealing defeats to the terror-labeled group in other areas in Syria.

The Syrian army backed by Russian air force and ground forces of the Lebanese Hezbollah group wrested back control over the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria， as part of a series of victories the military forces have recently achieved against IS.

In a statement， the army said "This importance of this achievement emanates from the cultural and historic value of Palmyra，" adding that the victory in Palmyra against IS also coincides with the victories of the Syrian army in the eastern countryside of Aleppo against IS.

"These victories deal a big blow to the terrorist group， which has started to retreat under the strikes of the Syrian army and allied forces，" it said.

Capturing Palmyra constitutes a base for expanding the campaign against IS on many fronts and also helps suffocate the group's supply lines， it said.

"The Syrian army and its allies are today more determined to continue the operations against IS and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front as well as other likeminded groups until restoring security and stability to every inch of the homeland，" the statement concluded.

Observers believe that recapturing Palmyra is a big military and political achievement to the Syrian army， and gives a message that the Syrian army is ready to fight more battles against the IS group， including in al-Raqqa， the de facto capital of IS.

"While all the reports are speaking about the Kurdish and Turkish race to attack al-Raqqa， the Syrian army gave a message today that it could be the force taking that city from IS，" Maher Ihsan， a political analyst and journalist， told Xinhua.

He said the army proved that it's the reliable force capable of making gains on ground， "particularly that it's the legitimate force to retake areas from IS， because it's Syria， and it's common sense that the Syrian army should be the one retaking those areas， not the Turkish forces， or any other rebel group."

Ahmad al-Ashqar， another analyst， said that this victory also empowers the stance of the Syrian army in the currently-underway Geneva talks， which has been ongoing since last week with no tangible outcome.

"It's a political victory too... the Syrian delegation there can negotiate from a power point after the victories against IS in different area， especially that the government delegation there spoke of the need to prioritize countering terrorism as a prelude for political settlement，" he said.

The victory in Palmyra completes other victories by the army against IS， mainly in the eastern countryside of Aleppo province in northern Syria.

The Syrian army has captured large swathes of territories from IS in eastern Aleppo countryside， reaching areas under the con.