In recent years, South Korea has witnessed a surge in Chinese tourists, and one of the major contributing factors to this phenomenon is the implementation of the visa-free policy for Chinese visitors. This eased entry requirement has not only made traveling to South Korea more accessible for Chinese tourists, but it has also played a significant role in "winning the hearts" of the Chinese people.CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ten yards into a scramble, Patrick Mahomes could have easily slid for a first down or simply ducked out of bounds and moved on to the next play. Instead, the three-time Super Bowl MVP cut back inside and raced another 23 yards up the field, helping to set up Spencer Schrader's 31-yard field goal as time expired as the Chiefs held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 30-27 on Sunday. “At that point, yards are more important than getting out of bounds,” Mahomes said. “With three timeouts, I just tried to just cut through and Justin Watson had a great block and was able to get down the field and get out of bounds.” The game-winning drive was the 21st of Mahomes' career, and the Chiefs won a game decided in the final seconds for the fifth time this season. Eight of the Chiefs' wins have come by one-score margins. “You always want to have some blowouts and be a little calmer in the fourth quarter, but I've always said it could be a good thing when you get to the playoffs later in the season knowing that you have been in those moments before, and knowing how to attack it play by play not making it too big of a moment,” Mahomes said. Then he smiled and said: “But I would say this more than anybody, I would love to win a game not by the very last play.” Mahomes completed 27 of 37 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns in his first game at Bank of America Stadium and ran for 60 yards — including 33 on that last-minute play — as the Chiefs (10-1) scored on six of their eight possessions. Noah Gray caught four passes for 66 yards and scored two touchdowns for the second straight week, and DeAndre Hopkins also found the end zone for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. Kareem Hunt ran for 68 yards on 16 carries and caught three passes for 19 yards. Bryce Young played well for Carolina (3-8), finishing 21 of 35 for 262 yards and a touchdown while leading the Panthers back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game on Chuba Hubbard's 1-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion with 1:46 remaining. Panthers coach Dave Canales, who benched Young earlier this season for veteran Andy Dalton, said last year's No. 1 overall draft pick “absolutely” will remain the team's starting QB next week. That's a break from Canales' recent pattern of waiting a few days to name a starter. “Bryce is certainly making the most of his opportunities,” Canales said. “And he is making a statement to all of us. Showing us he can make plays in critical areas. He did a great job extending today.” Said Young: “For me, I just want to focus on what I can control. Regardless, I always have the same mindset and preparation, wanting to be better throughout the week. I am definitely grateful for confidence.” Still, there is room for improvement. The Panthers moved the ball well but struggled in the red zone, resulting in field goals of 30, 32, 29 and 33 yards for Eddy Pineiro, the most accurate kicker in NFL history. The Chiefs wasted no time setting the tone as Samaje Perine returned the opening kickoff 56 yards and Mahomes found Gray for a 35-yard touchdown strike on the third play of scrimmage for a 7-0 lead. Gray went nine games without a TD catch before hauling in two last week against Buffalo. His 11-yard score late in the second quarter gave him two more against the Panthers . Chiefs coach Andy Reid praised Mahomes' poise but said he was concerned about his team's nine penalties for 90 yards. Kansas City's Travis Kelce had six catches for 62 yards and moved into third place in career yards receiving by a tight end. He ranks behind only Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten. However, Kelce failed to find the end zone for the ninth time in 11 games this season. Running back Jonathan Brooks made his NFL debut for Carolina, but the second-round pick was limited to 7 yards on two carries. Panthers: Rookie TE Ja'Tavion Sanders was taken to a hospital, where he was evaluated for a neck injury and released . He landed awkwardly on his head after making a catch near the end of the second quarter. Chiefs: Host Las Vegas on Friday. Panthers: Host Tampa Bay next Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
The Syrian Chinese businessman, whose identity remains undisclosed for security reasons, found himself in a precarious situation as the conflict escalated in his adopted homeland. With tensions running high and violence escalating, the safety of himself and his guests - also Chinese nationals - was at stake. Faced with the looming threat of danger, the businessman swiftly sprang into action, orchestrating an emergency evacuation plan to ensure the safety of his companions.In the world of sports, there are often moments that require exceptional skill, focus, and teamwork. Such was the case in a recent interview with Lin Shidong, a professional athlete known for his incredible precision and accuracy in the popular game known as "Hawkeye Challenge." Lin shared insights into how he approaches challenges, the importance of believing in oneself, and the crucial role that teammates play in overcoming obstacles.
Living life on my terms,As LeBron James continues to rewrite the record books and cement his legacy as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, the discussion around his playing time will remain a hot topic both domestically and internationally. Fans, analysts, and foreign media outlets will continue to monitor how the Lakers manage LeBron's minutes and whether adjustments are made as the season progresses.The summer of 2024 is becoming a distant memory for the Congress. Back in June, the party managed to win more seats than it did in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections taken together, and reduce the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to its lowest tally since 2014 –– never mind that the national political hegemon still ended up with more seats on its own than all constituents of the Congress-led INDIA bloc. The loss in the Haryana elections (which everyone expected it to win), and poor performance in J&K, took away some of the sheen of its Lok Sabha performance. Now, its drubbing in Maharashtra has, apart from reacquainting the party with its old bugbear –– it loses head-to-head contests to the BJP –– also raised questions about its standing to head the national opposition alliance. Of the 101 seats the party contested in Maharashtra, it won 16, a strike rate of a mere 15.8%. As the head of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance that managed to win a paltry 50 seats, the Congress has to take responsibility for running an unimaginative campaign, and for not ensuring harmony between the alliance partners. The party which, between 2004 and 2014, rewrote the rulebook on welfare economics, and won the states of Karnataka and Telangana on the strength of its welfare guarantees, obstinately hung on to its main pitch during the Lok Sabha campaign –– that the BJP would change the Constitution, and take away the benefits of reservation; and that it (the Congress) would push for a caste survey to spread the benefits of reservation equitably. Unfortunately for the Congress, the BJP had successfully countered both even before the Haryana assembly elections. The Maharashtra results come as a blow when the Congress was ready to take on the BJP over the indictment of Adani group chief Gautam Adani and others by the US attorney’s court in New York over charges of $265 million bribery to officials in some Indian states. Some of its allies had been less enthusiastic about chasing the Adani issue . “Now, the Congress can’t force the alliance to spend its entire energy on Adani in the upcoming winter session of Parliament as some INDIA parties will be interested to raise other pro-people issues,” said a floor leader of a non-Congress opposition party. The inability to gain ground outside south India remains the biggest concern for the Congress party. Earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Congress a parasite that lives off its allies. “The Congress has become a parasitic party after 2014. It swallows up the votes of its allies,” Modi said in the Lok Sabha earlier this year, replying to the President’s address. “The Maharashtra failure will make INDIA allies more sceptical of the Congress’s abilities,” argued a senior INDIA bloc leader. “And with Delhi and Bihar polls due next year, the Congress has a slim chance of electoral revival in key battleground states. The string of losses will also lead to recalibration of seat pacts between the Congress and its partners.” In Maharashtra, the Congress lost 56 of the 66 seats where it took on the BJP. This, in a state, where the Congress itself won 13 seats and the MVA, 30 (of the total of 48) in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year. The party was hoping it could repeat that performance –– especially after its Haryana defeat. “It was a script similar to Haryana in many senses,” said a Congress leader involved in the campaign, “In Haryana both the BJP and the Congress got five seats each in the Lok Sabha. We were expected to win the state but lost miserably. We didn’t learn our lessons from Haryana.” Another Congress leader pointed to the absence of a coherent campaign premised on welfare, which has become the one constant in successful campaigns over the past two years. “The package of sops we offered worked well in Karnataka and Telangana. But in some states, the BJP has delivered an improved package. Also, we kept on harping on its pet theme of ‘saving the Constitution’ –– the core pitch for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls,” added this person who asked not to be identified. To be sure, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress alliance managed to win Jharkhand, giving the INDIA bloc some breathing space in the Hindi belt, where the BJP remains a dominant force. But even in this state, the Congress won because of the JMM. The Congress’s inability to take on the BJP in direct contests, particularly in vast political trenches of northern India has impacted the party’s overall performance and kept the party out of power in both the Centre and in large number of states. The larger goal of the Congress is to improve its strike rate in northern India –– something it has failed to do so far. In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress won 27 of its 99 seats from north India — even as the BJP got 154 of its 240 seats from the north Indian states. Congress strategists point out how it has lost vital ground in north India as it conceded defeat to the BJP in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh last year. But the scale of those losses pales when compared to that in Maharashtra.Nvidia Faces Investigation: Is it Self-Inflicted or a Casualty of US-China Tech War?
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Field 2-7 0-0 4, Brantley 2-6 0-0 5, Gonzalez 4-18 1-2 9, King 2-4 0-0 4, Ware 0-6 0-0 0, Filien 2-3 2-2 6, Moreno 1-2 0-0 2, Oliver 1-6 2-2 4, Totals 14-52 5-6 34 Gedeon 4-7 0-0 8, Donald 3-9 0-0 6, Dwyer 5-13 0-1 10, Mayo 4-7 2-2 10, Owen 4-9 0-0 9, Bahati 0-0 0-0 0, Blagrove 1-2 0-0 2, Lavelle 3-7 0-0 6, Wingate 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Little 0-3 0-0 0, Vanderhoop 3-6 0-0 7, Totals 27-63 2-3 58 3-Point Goals_Stony Brook 1-12 (Brantley 1-3, Gonzalez 0-5, King 0-1, Ware 0-1, Oliver 0-2), St. John's 2-21 (Gedeon 0-1, Donald 0-4, Dwyer 0-3, Mayo 0-1, Owen 1-2, Blagrove 0-1, Lavelle 0-3, Little 0-3, Vanderhoop 1-3). Assists_Stony Brook 6 (Ware 5), St. John's 13 (Dwyer 4, Owen 4). Fouled Out_Stony Brook Filien. Rebounds_Stony Brook 39 (Gonzalez 6, Ware 6), St. John's 35 (Lavelle 8). Total Fouls_Stony Brook 12, St. John's 11. Technical Fouls_None. A_562.PM asks NA, PA speakers to address PPP’s concerns Meeting discussed current political situation while government’s steps on PTI protest were also considered LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the speakers of National and Punjab assemblies to play a role in addressing the concerns of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Party sources said a consultative meeting was held under the chairmanship of prime minister in which Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Speaker of the Punjab Assembly (PA) Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan participated. The meeting discussed the current political situation while the government’s steps on the PTI protest were also considered. Prime Minister Shehbaz asked both the speakers to play an effective role in addressing the concerns of PPP.
NoneIn conclusion, the whimsical suggestion made by Pere Guardiola to his brother Pep about coaching Girona encapsulates the essence of their relationship – one filled with love, humor, and a shared passion for football that transcends boundaries and resonates with fans around the world. As we eagerly await the next chapter in their story, we are reminded that even in the most intense and competitive of environments, laughter and camaraderie can light the way. Pep Guardiola's potential tenure at Girona may be a figment of imagination for now, but in the unpredictable world of football, stranger things have happened. Let's embrace the joy and camaraderie that permeate the game and celebrate the enduring bond between the Guardiola brothers, united by blood, banter, and a beautiful game.When she steps into the frame, the essence of Hong Kong's beloved "港风" style envelops her like a second skin. The intricate patterns of cheongsam dresses, the soft curls of her hair cascading down her shoulders, the subtle but confident tilt of her head – all these elements come together to create a vision of beauty that is at once classic and contemporary.
Donald Trump said Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has asked to visit him at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Login or signup to continue reading Part way through a Truth Social post on Friday morning, Trump referred to his Mar-a-Lago home, saying "Bill Gates asked to come, tonight. We miss you and x! New Year's Eve is going to be AMAZING!!! DJT." Trump provided no further details. Emails and calls to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation asking about a potential Gates visit to Mar-a-Lago were not immediately answered. Gates has been critical of Trump in the past, particularly over his first administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Gates publicly congratulated Trump on his November 5 election victory and expressed hope they could work together. Some of the biggest tech sector companies in the US have pledged donations to Trump's inaugural fund as they seek more favourable relations with the Republican president-elect before he takes office on January 20. In November, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Meta has donated $US1 million ($A1.6 million) to Trump's inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters on December 12. Other tech companies that are donating $US1 million ($A1.6 million) to Trump's inaugural fund include Amazon and Uber Technologies . Australian Associated Press DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Get the latest property and development news here. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. WEEKLY Follow the Newcastle Knights in the NRL? Don't miss your weekly Knights update. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily!
A: China's economic growth has been remarkable over the past few decades, with an average annual GDP growth rate of around 9-10%. However, in recent years, this growth has slowed down to a more sustainable level, reflecting China's transition from an export-driven economy to one focusing more on domestic consumption and innovation. Despite the slowdown, China's economy remains robust and continues to make significant contributions to global economic growth.In the memory of the African American man who tragically lost his life in this senseless act of violence, we must strive to create a world where justice is truly blind and where every individual, regardless of race or background, is afforded the right to safety, security, and equal treatment under the law. The road ahead may be long and challenging, but it is a journey that we must undertake together, united in our commitment to upholding the values of justice, equality, and compassion.