Giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia JIa land in Singapore

Singapore on Thursday gave a VIP welcome to a pair of giant pandas loaned by China for 10 years to mark two decades of close diplomatic relations.

The bears -- five-year-old male Kai Kai ("victorious") and four-year-old Jia Jia ("beauty") -- will be the stars in a new section of the Singapore Zoo and will make their public debut in December after a quarantine period.

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Singapore Airline crew members prepare to unload a pair of giant pandas from China, Kai Kai and Jia Jia, after their arrival at the Singapore Changi Airport on September 6, 2012. The pair of pandas are on a 10 year loan from China to mark two decades of close diplomatic relations. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN
Singapore Airline crew members prepare to unload a pair of giant pandas from China, Kai Kai and Jia Jia, after their arrival at the Singapore Changi Airport on September 6, 2012. The pair of pandas are on a 10 year loan from China to mark two decades of close diplomatic relations. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN