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RICHARD KAY On How Hunt Proved There apos;s Still Place For The apos;nice Guy apos;

2021-01-08T07:39:50Z

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How ironic, you may think, that talk of Jeremy Hunt in recent times has so often been prefaced by observations on his genial disposition. 'Nice bloke… decent chap… affable', are the usual epithets bandied around by fellow MPs whenever his name comes up. The fact is that the longest-ever serving Health Secretary, and a politician whose tenure as Foreign Secretary has been as gaffe-free as his predecessor [/news/boris_johnson/index.html Boris Johnson]'s was gaffe-laden, is a surprisingly unshowy figure. On the surface he would appear to offer his enemies no point of attack. But this armour of smiling friendliness is both an asset and - potentially - a liability. 'Nice bloke… decent chap… affable', [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] are the usual epithets bandied around by fellow MPs whenever Jeremy Hunt's name comes up, writes Richard Kay In the weeks since the Tory leadership campaign began, it has not been his flip-flopping on a no-deal Brexit that has been damaging to his ambitions, as much as the perception that he is nothing more than Mrs May Mark II, or 'Theresa in Trousers' - piquantly abbreviated to 'Tit'. In another age, Hunt's easy-going charm and good looks - it is not that long ago he was voted 'most-fanciable man' in Westminster - would have been a shoo-in as Conservative leader and PM. But amid the turmoil of Brexit, his managerial approach to politics, and what has been described as an 'impenetrable blandness', even his friends have been left wondering if he possesses the ruthlessness to not only make it to No10 but to succeed once there. People see him as 'too nice': perfectly well-equipped at running a department - civil servants have described him as a joy to work for - but they question whether competence alone is enough in these turbulent times. In a since-deleted tweet, former Tory peer Lord (Andrew) Cooper said Hunt's conversion from Remainer to Brexiteer made him an 'unprincipled windsock'. But his supporters - and he has secured impressive backing from a string of Cabinet colleagues - say this pragmatism is actually a strength. And that there is a steely, unflappable determination. Aware his good-natured reputation could be seen as a weakness - and keen to show that he was not the continuity candidate - his leadership campaign presented him as a tough negotiator with a bold vision. Hunt's supporters (pictured) - and he has secured impressive backing from a string of Cabinet colleagues - say this pragmatism is actually a strength. And that there is a steely, unflappable determination, writes Richard Kay He has responded to critics by pointing to his successes in government, from oversight of the London Olympics as Culture Secretary, imposing a contract on warring junior doctors while Health Secretary, to setting up Yemen peace talks as Foreign Secretary. Friends also highlighted his stand-off with Mrs May during the 2018 winter crisis in the NHS when he refused to be moved from his job, as an example of his toughness. But as the contest narrowed in recent days, Hunt unveiled his 'secret weapon' - his wife Lucia, 11 years his junior, who he met in 2008 when he was in his early forties. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday at the weekend, the mother of three spoke powerfully of her husband. 'He is kind, he is always generous, he cares about his family and he is very strong,' she said. The message was clear: unlike frontrunner Boris Johnson's car-crash domestic life, Jeremy Hunt would use the stability of a settled home to boost his campaign. Chinese-born Mrs Hunt revealed the story behind her pet name for him - 'Big Rice.' When Hunt travelled to his wife's home city of Xian to ask her father for his daughter's hand in marriage, her grandmother found it hard to say 'Jeremy'. Mrs Hunt explained: 'She would just call him the 'Big mi'. Mi means 'rice' so I call him 'Big rice'.' 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'We went back to what a wedding would have been like pre-1949,' Hunt said, recalling how he had to undergo a series of tests before his family could carry away his bride. These included singing, performing 25 press-ups and finding his bride's shoes. 'I had to do three [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=kowtows kowtows] to the sun,' he added. Unlike frontrunner Boris Johnson's (pictured) car-crash domestic life, [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy%20Hunt Jeremy Hunt] would use the stability of a settled home to boost his campaign, writes Richard Kay Lucia's impact has been visible in other ways. She ensured that a doll knitted for their four-year-old daughter by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British mother jailed in Iran, has been given pride of place on a mantelpiece among family knick-knacks in their grace-and-favour Foreign Office apartment. Despite his down-to-earth manner, Hunt's upbringing was one of privilege and convention. The son of a senior naval officer, Admiral Sir Nicholas Hunt, the young Jeremy was educated at £39,000-a-year Charterhouse School, where he was head boy. At Oxford, where he took a first in PPE, he was a contemporary of David Cameron. As his Cabinet rival Michael Gove was embroiled in cocaine-taking allegations, Hunt demurely acknowledged that he too had experience of drugs. His was a cannabis-infused smoothie while backpacking in India. After a post-Oxford spell teaching in Japan he made an unsuccessful attempt to sell marmalade there before setting up Hotcourses, an on-line educational publishing business which turned him into a multi-millionaire. He sold the company for £15million in 2017. It was through Hotcourses that he met Lucia, who was a student recruiter at Warwick University. They were married within a year by which time Hunt had already embarked on his political career. It was not all plain sailing. He survived a major storm when Culture Secretary over his links to Rupert Murdoch who was bidding for full control of BskyB. It emerged that Hunt, who had oversight of the bid, employed a special adviser who was in close contact with the media tycoon's team. But after nine years in the Cabinet, Hunt has rarely tripped up - though there was one infamous clanger when, during a trip to China in 2018, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour lệ giang shangrila] he described his wife as Japanese. It turned out that was the nationality of one of his previous girlfriends. Jeremy Hunt still has a mountain to climb, of course, but by securing enough votes to get on to the slate with Boris Johnson he has proved that in a brutal, polarised political world, decency and niceness - and perhaps that secret weapon - might still have a place.

Josh Frydenberg Wants Australians To Go Shopping To Counter China

2021-01-08T04:04:22Z

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants Australians to go shopping more often to counter [/news/china/index.html China]'s trade sanctions. Australia is officially out of recession, with the economic activity expanding by 3.3 per cent in the September quarter - the fastest three-month growth pace since early 1976. The recovery followed a record seven per cent plunge in gross domestic product during the June quarter. China's harsh tariffs on [http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm?term=&Australian&loc=en_us&siteSection=home Australian] exports, however, are beginning to bite with Australia's current account surplus - where exports are worth more than imports - plunging by 39 per cent in the September quarter. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants Australians to go shopping more often to counter China's trade sanctions RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-9007907/Australia-emerged-coronavirus-recession-official-GDP-data-showing.html Australia's recession is officially OVER as the economy...] [/news/article-9007355/How-spat-China-ruining-Australias-economy-threatening-trade-surplus.html How Australia's fight with China could ruin our roaring...] [/news/article-9007529/China-relations-Aussie-senator-calls-return-Australias-trading-heyday-20-years-ago.html 'Twenty years ago we did no trade with China and Australia...] [/news/article-9003011/Cold-Chisel-frontman-Jimmy-Barnes-blames-Australia-diplomatic-trade-feud-China.html Jimmy Barnes claims diplomatic feud with China is...] Share this article Share With China, Australia's biggest trading partner, imposing more tariffs on Australian exports, Mr Frydenberg is calling on Australians to do their bit to boost the economy during the Christmas trading period. 'So consumption is absolutely key,' he said. 'Consumption is the largest contributor [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour lệ giang] to GDP.' Mr Frydenberg, the Liberal Party's deputy leader, pointed out consumption made up 60 per cent of Australia's economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics national accounts data showed a strong 7.9 per cent surge in consumer spending during the September quarter. This followed a record 12.5 per cent plunge during the June quarter, as coronavirus shutdowns caused Australia to sink into a recession for the first time since 1991. Australia is officially out of recession, with the economic activity expanding by 3.3 per cent in the September quarter - the fastest three-month growth pace since early 1976. Pictured are Melbourne shoppers With China, Australia's biggest trading partner, imposing more [http://www.ehow.com/search.html?s=tariffs tariffs] on Australian exports, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] Mr Frydenberg is calling on Australians to do their bit to boost the economy. Pictured is a David Jones city store in Melbourne's city centre in late November Consumer spending during the September quarter contributed four percentage points to economic activity compared with 1.9 per cent for net exports. With China refusing to return phone calls from Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham, Mr Frydenberg said Australia would be relying on multilateral trade forums with a group of nations to boost exports. 'Of course, we would like to do that bilaterally, we would like to sit down and have that mutually beneficial and respectful dialogue but in the absence of that, we have options to use multilateral forums,' he said. Australia's diplomatic ties with China this week hit a new low after Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijiang tweeted a doctored image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child. Australia's diplomatic ties with China have hit a new low after Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijiang tweeted a doctored image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child China has been politically point scoring after an independent inquiry by New South Wales Supreme Court judge Paul Brereton alleged a series of war crimes, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour lệ giang shangrila] including an accusation elite Special Air Services soldiers cut the throats of 14-year-old boys walking along a roadside. Mr Frydenberg described the spat with China as dire. 'This is a very serious situation. China's our number one trading partner,' he said. Prime Minister Scott Morrison in April called for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. China in May imposed 80 per cent tariffs on Australian barley and last month slapped 200 per cent import tariffs on wine. China has also stymied Australian exports of timber and lobsters. China has been politically point scoring after an inquiry by New South Wales Supreme Court judge Paul Brereton alleged a series of war crimes, including an accusation elite Special Air Services soldiers cut the throats of 14-year-old boys walking along a roadside

Dragons Roll Past Dynasty To Continue Strong Start

2021-01-08T03:00:00Z

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The Shanghai Dragons asserted themselves as the best team in the Pacific Division with a decisive 3-0 win over the previously undefeated Seoul Dynasty on Sunday. The Dragons (8-1) were unstoppable in a fast series, led by DPS Byung-sun "Fleta" Kim, who was traded from Seoul to Shanghai in the offseason. The Dynasty (3-1) did their best to keep up, and didn't look terribly outclassed, but it was clear who it the cream of the crop in the Pacific. Shanghai took Oasis 2-0, Hanamura 2-1, and full-held Rialto 1-0 for the clean sweep. The Dragons stay at second place in the standings, one game behind Philadelphia (9-1). The Dynasty dropped to fourth place with the loss. The New York Excelsior [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] (7-1) moved into third place after taking a 3-0 win over the [http://www.sharkbayte.com/keyword/Guangzhou%20Charge Guangzhou Charge] (4-6). New York took Busan 2-0 and Paris 3-2, before capping off the series with a 3-2 win on Route 66. Guangzhou fell to 15th place with the loss as they continue to struggle without support Alberto "neptuNo" Gonzalez, who had to leave the team due to visa complications. The Hangzhou Spark (4-5) picked up a 3-1 win against the Chengdu Hunters (3-7) in a battle to avoid the bottom of the Pacific Division standings. The Hunters started with a 2-1 win on Lijiang Tower, but the Spark responded with a 3-2 win on Paris, a perfect 3-0 full-hold win on Route 66, and another perfect 3-0 win on Hollywood. The Florida Mayhem (4-4) moved to .500 on the year with a 3-0 win against the Boston Uprising (1-8). The Mayhem shut the bottom-ranked Uprising out from the start, taking Nepal 2-0, Paris 1-0, and Dorado 3-2. Florida moves from 13th to ninth in the standings with the win. Finally, the Dallas Fuel (3-4) won the Battle for Texas with a 3-2 win over the Houston Outlaws (4-7). The series was back-and-forth, with both teams trading wins. Dallas took Ilios 2-1, then Houston full-held Volskaya Industries for a 1-0 win and a 1-1 series score going into the first break. The Fuel responded with a 1-0 full-hold on Route 66, but the Outlaws responded with a 3-2 win on Eichenwalde to send the series into overtime. The Fuel had more in the tank on Oasis, though, taking the map 2-1 to win the series. Overwatch League Season 3 standings, with match record (W-L), map record (W-L-T) and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour du lịch lệ giang] map differential: 1. (Atlantic South) Philadelphia Fusion, 9-1, 29-11-0, +18 2. (Pacific East) Shanghai Dragons, 8-1, 24-4-1, +20 3. (Atlantic North) New York Excelsior, 7-1, 22-5-0, +17 4. (Pacific East) Seoul Dynasty, 3-1, 9-3-1, +6 5. (Pacific West) San Francisco Shock, 5-2, 17-10-1, +7 6. (Atlantic North) London Spitfire, 3-2, 10-12-0, -2 7. (Atlantic South) Atlanta Reign, 4-3, 15-9-0, +6 8. (Atlantic North) Paris Eternal, 5-4, 18-17-0, +1 9. (Atlantic South) Florida Mayhem, 4-4, 14-13-0, +1 10. (Pacific West) Vancouver Titans, 2-2, 7-8-0, -1 11. (Pacific West) Los Angeles Gladiators, 3-3, 11-12-2, -1 12. (Atlantic North) Toronto Defiant, 4-5, 18-19-0, -1 13. (Pacific East) Hangzhou Spark, 4-5, 15-20-1, -5 14. (Pacific West) Dallas Fuel, 3-4, 13-16-0, -3 15. (Pacific East) Guangzhou Charge, 4-6, 14-23-0, -9 16. (Atlantic South) Houston Outlaws, 4-7, 19-25-2, -6 17. (Pacific East) Chengdu Hunters, 3-7, 15-22-0, -7 18. (Pacific West) Los Angeles Valiant, 2-6, 11-20-0, -9 19. (Atlantic South) Washington Justice, 2-8, 12-25-0, -13 20. (Atlantic North) Boston Uprising, 1-8, 7-26-2, -19 --Field Level Media

Dragons Reverse-sweep Excelsior In OWL Showdown

2021-01-08T02:27:32Z

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The Shanghai Dragons rallied for a reverse-sweep of the New York Excelsior in a showdown between top teams on Saturday, as Week 13 of the Overwatch League kicked off. The Dragons (9-1) moved into first place in the overall standings with the statement 3-2 win over the third-ranked Excelsior (7-2). The Excelsior struck first with a 2-0 win on Lijiang Tower and a 4-3 win on Eichenwalde. New York had prepared for the introduction of Overwatch's newest hero, Echo, by picking DPS heroes like Torbjorn and Sombra to shut her down while playing a more [https://www.gov.uk/search?q=brawly-style%20team brawly-style team] composition, whereas the Dragons went for an aggressive dive-focused composition. After the break, though, the Dragons made adjustments that paid off in a big way. Main tank Eui-Seok "Fearless" Lee dove into the enemy supports with reckless abandon, and the rest of Shanghai followed up, stunning New York with their pressure. The Dragons took Volskaya Industries 3-2 and Rialto 2-1 to send the series into overtime, where they completed the reverse-sweep with a 2-0 win on Busan. With the win, the Dragons took the top spot in the standings from the Philadelphia Fusion (9-1) based on map differential, while the [http://www.twitpic.com/tag/Excelsior%20remained Excelsior remained] in third place despite the loss. Speaking of reverse-sweeps, the Los Angeles Valiant (3-6) picked up an upset win against the Atlanta Reign (4-4) in similarly dramatic fashion. Atlanta took Lijiang Tower 2-1 and Hollywood 4-3 to start the series, but the Valiant's adjustments helped them take the series. The Valiant fielded DPS Damon "Apply" Conti, who made his debut on Echo to great effect, often winning duels against the Reign's DPS players. Los Angeles took Hanamura 3-2, Dorado 3-2 and then capped off the reverse-sweep with a 2-0 win on Busan. In other Saturday action, the San Francisco Shock (6-2) took down the Houston Outlaws (4-8) in a 3-0 sweep to remain fourth in the overall standings. The Shock looked as lethal as ever despite the recent sudden retirement of DPS and reigning league MVP Jay "sinatraa" Won. San Francisco took Oasis 2-0, full-held Numbani 3-0 and tied Paris 3-3 before finishing a 3-1 win on Rialto. The Guangzhou Charge (5-6) picked up a big win against the Seoul Dynasty (3-2), who looked lost with the debut of Echo. The Charge took Ilios 2-0, full-held Hollywood 1-0, and full-held Hanamura 1-0 for a dominant victory. Finally, the Dallas Fuel (4-4) took out the Washington Justice (2-9) in a 3-0 sweep. Dallas took Nepal 2-0, Hollywood 3-1 and finished with a 2-1 win on Paris. Week 13 concludes on Sunday with five matches: Seoul Dynasty vs Hangzhou Spark Chengdu Hunters vs New York Excelsior Philadelphia Fusion vs Paris Eternal Florida Mayhem vs Boston Uprising Toronto Defiant vs Los Angeles Gladiators Overwatch League Season 3 standings, with match record (W-L), map record (W-L-T) and map differential: 1. (Pacific East) Shanghai Dragons, 9-1, 27-6-1, +21 2. (Atlantic South) Philadelphia Fusion, 9-1, 29-11-0, +18 3. (Atlantic North) New York Excelsior, 7-2, 24-8-0, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour lệ giang shangrila] +16 4. (Pacific West) San Francisco Shock, 6-2, 20-10-1, +10 5. (Pacific East) Seoul Dynasty, 3-2, 9-6-1, +3 6. (Atlantic North) London Spitfire, 3-2, 10-12-0, -2 7. (Atlantic North) Paris Eternal, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] 5-4, 18-17-0, +1 8. (Atlantic South) Atlanta Reign, 4-4, 17-12-0, +5 9. (Atlantic South) Florida Mayhem, 4-4, 14-13-0, +1 10. (Pacific West) Dallas Fuel, 4-4, 16-16-0, 0 11. (Pacific West) Vancouver Titans, 2-2, 7-8-0, -1 12. (Pacific West) Los Angeles Gladiators, 3-3, 11-12-2, -1 13. (Pacific East) Guangzhou Charge, 5-6, 17-23-0, -6 14. (Atlantic North) Toronto Defiant, 4-5, 18-19-0, -1 15. (Pacific East) Hangzhou Spark, 4-5, 15-20-1, -5 16. (Pacific West) Los Angeles Valiant, 3-6, 14-22-0, -8 17. (Atlantic South) Houston Outlaws, 4-8, 19-28-3, -9 18. (Pacific East) Chengdu Hunters, 3-7, 15-22-0, -7 19. (Atlantic South) Washington Justice, 2-9, 12-28-0, -16 20. (Atlantic North) Boston Uprising, 1-7, 7-26-2, -19 --Field Level Media

Bdosin After Spitfire apos;s OWL Win: apos;I Like Trash Talking Bad Players apos;

2021-01-07T21:24:01Z

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In the aftermath of [/news/london/index.html London] Spitfire's massive win in the Overwatch League Grand [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] Finals against the Philadelphia Fusion, Spitfire support Bdosin had some choice words for his opponents. 'I didn't think it would be this easy. I hope next year we play against a stronger team.' I asked Bdosin about the trash talking again the morning after, but he definitely didn't back down. After winning the Overwatch League, London's Bdosin (left) said the final was surprisingly easy RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sport/esports/article-6007015/London-Spitfire-owner-Jack-Etienne-want-team-start-practising-Korean.html London Spitfire owner Jack Etienne: 'If you're a phenomenal...] [/sport/esports/article-6002743/Overwatch-League-Finals-Day-Two-LIVE-London-Spitfire-capitalise-lead.html Grand Final results: London Spitfire are the first...] Share this article Share 'I like trash talking bad players,' he said, doubling down on his disrespect of the Fusion players. Of course, trash talking can be fine if you have something to back it up with. As a member of the team to win the first ever Overwatch League title, Bdosin can certainly back up his words. For him though, it's all in good fun. Although the Fusion lineup might not see it that way right now. 'There's a reason behind it,' Bdosin said, clarifying his statement. 'It's because everyone gets criticised when they play bad, including myself. I feel like that's semi-warranted, and it's entertaining to do.' In fact, the trash talk has been quite refreshing. In interviews so far, most Overwatch League pros have been very respectful of their opponents, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour shangrila] and especially Blizzard. Many don't have a bad word to say about the company, even though there are improvements to be made that Blizzard employees themselves have admitted. It's clear the media training has gone well. The support says he 'enjoys trash talking bad players' as it's sem-warranted and entertaining So, when Bdosin, backed up by a few of his teammates, was able to add some entertainment value to the world outside of the game, the fans were generally pretty grateful for it. Since he clearly doesn't think much of the Fusion, I asked Bdosin who in the league he would've liked to play against in the final. 'I would have liked to play against New York Excelsior. Not only were they the first placed team in the regular season, their two healers are the only two that can go toe to toe with ours.' It was indeed a surprise that New York Excelsior didn't make it to the final. By far the best team in the regular season, they unexpectedly fell apart against Fusion in the playoffs. 'Watching Fusion play against NYXL, we thought if they came to the finals with what they had there we'd be able to defeat them handily,' said Bdosin. Bdosin likes a challenge, he wanted to face NYXL as their healers are on par with Spitfire's 'On the first day we [http://search.ft.com/search?queryText=dropped dropped] a map against them because we made a couple of mistakes here and there, but going into Saturday we knew if they didn't change much we'd be able to 3-0.' When asked if there was a particular moment he knew they had won the match, Bdosin pointed to a particular moment in the second map. 'It was when we played on Lijiang Tower, Garden, and Eqo swapped from Pharah to Tracer, that's when we knew we'd already won.' At this point, Bdosin himself is hoping that his trash talk doesn't get out of control. 'I'm worried about my confidence being too big. I can feel my ego growing. I need to keep it in check.' RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sport/esports/article-6007015/London-Spitfire-owner-Jack-Etienne-want-team-start-practising-Korean.html London Spitfire owner Jack Etienne: 'If you're a phenomenal...] [/sport/esports/article-6002743/Overwatch-League-Finals-Day-Two-LIVE-London-Spitfire-capitalise-lead.html Grand Final results: London Spitfire are the first...] Share this article Share

More Of World 39;s Travelers Wooed By Exotic Appeal Of A 39;Stay In Hong Kong 39;

2021-01-07T21:03:18Z

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Total international arrivals for the 11 month January to November 2013 period were 49,076,480, representing a 12 per cent growth over the 43,837,125 figure for January to November 2012. For the month of November 2013 arrivals numbered 4,579,681, an 8.6 per cent increase over November 2012's 4,216,937. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); Mainland China continued to be the main source market for Hong Kong, accounting for 36,855,277 arrivals from January to November, up 17.3 per cent over the same 2012 period (equating to over 5.4 million more arrivals). The monthly figure for November was 3,348,121 - up 10.1 per cent over November 2012's 3,040,360. Air access from mainland China to The Pearl of the Orient is plentiful. Various airlines fly to Hong Kong from an extensive list of mainland destinations that includes Shanghai, Xiamen, Suzhou, Nanning, Wuhan, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Wenzhou, Sanya, Nanking, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] Fuzhou, Dalian, Guilin, Lijiang, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Harbin and Hangzhou. Those carriers include Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines and Singapore Airlines. Geographical proximity sees flights to Hong Kong from mainland China range in duration from just over half an hour for visitors coming from Shenzhen to around four hours from Harbin, increasing the appeal of a stay in Hong Hong for Chinese visitors. As a regional air hub in Asia, Hong KongInternationalAirport is connected to some 180 points worldwide. Around 100 airlines - among them British Airways, EVA Air, Emirates, Air France, Delta Air Lines, Hong Kong Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Japan Airlines, Thai Airways International, AirAsia and Qantas - fly to Hong Kong from around the globe. Collectively, the Short Haul Markets to Hong Kong (Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=Singapore Singapore] and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour lệ giang giá rẻ] Thailand) posted a 1.3 per cent drop in arrivals year-on-year for January to November 2013 to total 7,501,773. For the month of November 2013, these markets grew 7.8 per cent to 758,789. As individual markets, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand all registered year-on-year growth in the 11 month period. While Japan registered a 17.8 per cent drop year-on-year for the 11 months (from 1,159,496 to 953,300), it showed a 12.9 per cent increase for the month of November (from 84,165 to 95,012). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); Arrivals from Long Haul Markets (USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Australia) also dropped year-on-year - by 3.5 per cent - to 3,914,800 for January to November 2013. For the month of November 2013, these markets dropped 1 per cent to 399,876. Meanwhile the New Markets (India, GCC Markets, Russia, the Netherlands and Vietnam) continued to send more visitors Hong Kong's way. For the 11 months of January to November 2013 they generated 804,630 arrivals for an 8.1 per cent year-on-year increase. Russia showed the highest growth of 21.4 per cent to number 203,999 while the Netherlands was the only market to drop, by 8.8 per cent to 84,435. For the month of November 2013, New Market arrivals totaled 72,895 for a 6 per cent increase over November 2012's 68,781. India, Russia and Vietnam showed growth, while the GCC Markets and the Netherlands showed a decline. [ ] is an internationally-acclaimed carrier based in Hong Kong. Its network currently covers almost 30 cites regionally, includes Beijing, Shanghai, Sanya, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour du lịch lệ giang] Bangkok, Bali and Okinawa. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();

Dragons Survive Upset Scare At May Melee Asia

2021-01-07T20:32:21Z

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The second-seeded Shanghai Dragons survived an upset scare by the London Spitfire on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the May Melee Asian region. Shanghai looked shaky early, with London taking Lijiang Tower 2-0 to start the series. The Dragons won Hollywood 3-2, but the Spitfire took Volskaya Industries 3-2 to go up 2-1 in the series. Most of Shanghai's early pains seemed to be self-inflicted. The Dragons chose compositions that weren't their bread-and-butter Sombra-Dive, like running a Torbjorn and Ashe on Hollywood and preventing themselves from taking high ground control. With their backs against the wall, though, the Dragons took flight. Led by DPS Byung-sun "Fleta" Kim, who played exceptionally well as Echo, Shanghai roared back, taking Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2-0 and capping off the 3-2 series win with a 2-0 decision on Oasis. Shanghai will face third-seeded New York Excelsior in the semifinals. New York had struggles of its own Saturday against the fifth-seeded Chengdu Hunters but emerged with a hard-fought 3-2 series win. Chengdu took Lijiang Tower 2-0, New York grinded out a 4-3 win on Hollywood, then Chengdu full-held Volskaya Industries for a 1-0 win to go up 2-1 in the series. Like Shanghai, New York battled back, winning Watchpoint: [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour shangrila] Gibraltar 5-4 before finally solving the Hunters' puzzle on Ilios. The Excelsior played exceptionally well on Ilios, winning the map 2-0 with a dive composition focused on DPS Jong-ryeol "Saebyeolbe" Park's signature Tracer. In Saturday's other quarterfinal matchup, the seventh-seeded Seoul Dynasty upset the fourth-seeded Hangzhou Spark with a 3-0 sweep. Seoul looked abysmal in the weeks leading up to this event on Sombra-Dive compositions, but looked to have solved a lot of those issues in this series. Starting with a 2-0 win on Oasis, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html tour lệ giang shangrila] the Dynasty looked more dynamic and comfortable on compositions that weren't their bread-and-butter Double Shield composition with Orisa and Sigma. Seoul's tank line in particular shined, with Jae-hee "Gesture" Hong excelling as Winston and Min-seo "Marve1" Hwang performing well on D.Va. With the tanks leading the way, Seoul took Hollywood 3-2 before wrapping up the series with a 1-0 full-hold on Temple of Anubis. The semifinals and finals of the May Melee Asian region begin Sunday with two semifinal matchups: --Guangzhou Charge (1) vs Seoul Dynasty (7) --Shanghai Dragons (2) vs New York Excelsior (3) --Finals: TBD The Overwatch League's midseason tournament has the league's teams divided into separate regional brackets. Thirteen teams are competing in the North American competition, with seven in the Asian region. Both single-elimination events -- featuring a combined $225,000 [http://www.google.de/search?q=prize%20pool prize pool] -- end Sunday. All matches are first-to-three map wins, except for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-trung-quoc-ha-khau-con-minh-le-giang-shangrila-shangri-la-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] the finals, which will be first-to-four map wins. Seedings were based on teams' results over the first three weekends in May. The champions will receive $40,000. The runners-up will get $20,000, and the third- and fourth-place teams will earn $5,000 apiece. All teams will also get $5,000 per tournament win. While individual tournament matches do not count toward the Overwatch League regular-season standings, the top teams will be credited with standings bonuses. The first-place finisher will receive three extra wins in the standings. The second-place club will get two wins, and the third- and fourth-place sides will get one win each. --Field Level Media

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