Chinese panda on long-term loan to Thailand dies suddenly

Lin Hui (AP)

A giant panda on long-term loan from China has died in a zoo in northern Thailand, six months before she was due to return home, officials said.

The cause of Lin Hui’s death at Chiang Mai Zoo was not immediately clear but she appeared to have become ill Tuesday morning, and her nose was seen bleeding when she laid down after a meal, said Wutthichai Muangmun, the zoo director.