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Jordan Sears scores 25 points, Jalen Reed has double-double and LSU outlasts UCF 109-102 in 3OTMILWAUKEE (AP) — Jamichael Stillwell had 22 points in Milwaukee's 69-65 win over St. Thomas on Sunday. Stillwell added eight rebounds for the Panthers (5-2). Aaron Franklin had 15 points and eight rebounds. AJ McKee added nine points. Drake Dobbs led the way for the Tommies (4-4) with 16 points and five assists. Kendall Blue added 11 points and Miles Barnstable scored 10 with two steals. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

Wicked Director Jon M. Chu advised fans to make a specific request at the movie theaters that had some fans up in arms. Wicked (part one) officially came out Friday, November 22, and Jon took to X, formerly Twitter, to tell fans to ask their theaters to turn up the sound when they watch his film adaption of the hit 2003 Broadway musical. He wrote: "Tell your movie theater to turn it up to a 7.... I’ve gone to a couple screenings and they are more like a 6.4 :/ if you want it the way it was intended 7 is the way." Fans flocked to the post to express their disdained at that request. In a viral call out, one person shaded the director and the sound-mixing of the film. They quote tweeted Jon's post and responded with: "when the sound mixing on your movie is definitely really good." Wicked premieres with rare near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score as fans left speechless Taylor Swift fans brand Ariana Grande an 'enemy' after sweet message to Scooter Braun The continued in another tweet with: "do not ask your theater to change the volume [thumbs up emoji] even if you do, they will lie to you and say they changed it." On the person's post, many shared the same sentiment. A second person said: "Why make a good movie when you could simply tell your legion of fans to harass minimum wage theater employees about it instead." Another said: "Shouldn't this be something the director or studio tells exhibitors directly? I can't think of anything more annoying for theater employees than having a bunch of randos pleading with them before each screening to get the sound turned up to 7" While others criticized, there were some people who were looking to take his advice or were just plain confused by the tweet. There were also comments that expressed support for the Crazy Rich Asians director. One fan said "I’m showing this tweet the moment I walk into a theater." A second said "Wait I thought the volume was low. This validates it." Dolby, the audiovisual technology company, responded "we’ve got you covered." Another said: "idek what this means but yes my king jon chu whatever you say." The first part of Wicked has made globally 164 $164.2 million so far and the second part is set to come out November 25, 2024. The Universal Pictures film adaptation of the 2003 music which starred Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, follows the story and complicated friendship of Elphaba and Glinda before they respectively become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. In the film, Cynthia Erivo plays Elphaba and Ariana Grande portrays Glinda. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.

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SNYDER — This little village of 300 has become such a manufacturing powerhouse, its population more than doubles when the morning shifts start at the four factories lining the highway. One company alone employs 250 people making big aerial ladder trucks for fire departments all over North America. The town also boasts another firm making smaller fire engines, still another assembling specialty vehicles for the water well industry, as well as a new food processor. “We build some pretty cool stuff here,” said Jeff Hunke, who grew up in Snyder and owns and runs Hunke Manufacturing. “I mean, this little town puts aerial ladders in New York City.” Workers assemble fire apparatus at the Smeal facility in Snyder on Nov. 25. But Snyder isn’t the only place in Nebraska where manufacturing booms. Nebraska in recent years has been undergoing a bit of a manufacturing renaissance, with the 109,000 people currently employed in the industry representing a 23-year high. People are also reading... Nebraska’s manufacturing employment is up over 9% in the past five years alone, adding more than 9,000 jobs. That growth, by percentage, is nearly 16 times the national rate and one of the highest among the states. “There is clearly a lot of wind behind the sails of manufacturing in Nebraska,” Tim Carpenter, chief executive of David City trailer manufacturer Timpte, said during a recent manufacturing conference in Omaha. Industry officials and economists cite a number of reasons for the recent momentum. The state is strong in food processing, one of the fastest growing manufacturing sectors. It also boasts many agriculture-related durable goods manufacturers that have been boosted by a strong farm economy over the last decade. It’s believed Nebraska has also benefited from a national trend of American firms seeking to source more of their supplies domestically after the disruptions to worldwide supply chains caused by the 2020 pandemic. More than anything, the state has long enjoyed a stellar base of makers and creators who take pride that their products are not only made in America, but made in Nebraska. Manufacturing is the state’s second-largest industry after agriculture, with more than one in 10 Nebraska jobs in the sector. Many of the jobs are rooted in rural communities, manufacturers decades ago realizing they could find a strong blue-collar workforce in those areas — many of them kids who grew up working on farms. “The quality of the employees, the work ethic, provides a good asset for us,” said Mark Kreikemeier, president of Snyder’s Danko Emergency Equipment. Cheyenne Renter buffs the finish on a truck at Danko Emergency Equipment Co. in Snyder, on Nov. 25. The state’s central location, midway between coastal markets, and availability of cheap electricity and business tax incentives have also historically made Nebraska a productive place for making things. “Frankly, we have a lot of really good manufacturers in the state who are eager to grow,” said K.C. Belitz, director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. “So it’s been really impressive.” The impressive growth comes despite the labor shortage that has long plagued the state. The state chamber of commerce believes as many as 8,000 manufacturing jobs are currently going unfilled simply because firms can’t find the workers. “Here, we’re all fighting for the same employee,” Kreikemeier said. Kreikemeier and others say the situation has recently gotten a little better, thanks to a plethora of new apprenticeship and internship programs through local high schools and community colleges. That, too, has likely helped to propel some of the recent job growth. Now the industry’s impressive run could either be enhanced or tested with the upcoming change of administration in Washington. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to boost American manufacturers by putting heavy tariffs on foreign imports, particularly from China. That would raise the price of products coming in from those countries and make American-made products more competitive. Some American manufacturers embrace the change as helping them compete against countries that are unfairly subsidizing their manufacturers. “We can go back to American-made parts, and get them on time, because today we're buying so much from China,” Danko’s Kreikemeier said. But most economists, and even some manufacturers, are skeptical of Trump’s plan. They say such tariffs would raise prices for consumers, risking more inflation and interest rate hikes. They also say new tariffs would inevitably invite retaliatory tariffs from other countries that would in turn make American exports less competitive. “If you can find an economist who thinks you should raise tariffs, give me a call,” said Creighton University economist Ernie Goss. “Two areas we do well in (in Nebraska) are agriculture and manufacturing, and both of them depend on free trade.” Decades of manufacturing declines before resurgence Between 1998 and 2009, Nebraska shed nearly 20% of its manufacturing jobs. It was part of a broader national slump that began in the late 1970s, largely fueled by increased automation, a rise of service jobs and globalization of production. In Nebraska, the decline was probably best symbolized in 2008. That’s when the owner of the 84-year-old Vise-Grips plant in DeWitt — the little town where the locking pliers had been invented — shuttered it and outsourced the production to China. Some 330 local residents were thrown out of work. It’s been said the deindustrialization that hammered blue-collar workers in recent decades helped fuel the rise of Trump’s Make America Great Again political movement. But the past manufacturing slump makes the recent resurgence in Nebraska all the more impressive. Manufacturing jobs in Nebraska were growing somewhat before the pandemic but then surged coming out of it. During 2022, Nebraska manufacturing employment jumped 4% — the biggest one-year increase since 1994. They’ve continued to rise on nearly a monthly basis — up another 2.8% so far this year. The 109,000 manufacturing jobs as of October were at their highest number in Nebraska since September 2001. The growth has also stood out nationally. Nebraska’s 9% growth in the industry since the end of 2019 compares to growth of about one-half of 1% nationally. One recent study ranked the state’s manufacturing jobs growth between 2020 and 2023 the sixth highest among all states, trailing only Nevada, Montana, Utah, Florida and Arizona. Iowa ranked 24th, with a fraction of Nebraska’s growth. Nebraska’s gains have come despite some recent weakening in the farm economy. They've also come even as some production tasks have become increasingly automated. Some Nebraska manufacturers say automation has actually been a force multiplier for them, machines handling some of the more rote and repetitive work and freeing up workers to perform higher-value tasks. “There’s growth in employment, growth in GDP, and growth in interest among young people on what a career in manufacturing looks like,” said Mike Johnson, who leads the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s efforts to boost manufacturing. A panel discussion at the chamber’s recent manufacturing conference focused on efforts to recruit and develop more workers. Snyder is a town with a large manufacturing footprint for a town of less than 300 people. The Nebraska Department of Education is preparing to roll out a new online portal that can match manufacturers looking for workers with school districts and students looking for such opportunities. Officials at Lozier, a builder of store shelves and fixtures that has long been an important employer in northeast Omaha, said they recognized years ago that with an aging Baby Boomer workforce, the company would need to get aggressive if it was going to have the workers it needs. So in 2012, Lozier partnered with Metropolitan Community College on an apprenticeship program in which the company provides candidates on-the-job training and pays for their schooling. Today, nearly a third of Lozier workers have come through the program. “After two years, they’ll have a degree, they’ll have experience and money in their pocket, and a job waiting for them,” said Lozier’s Ralph Kleinsmith. Good-paying jobs, too, he said — paying between $65,000 and $70,000 per year, with overtime. National studies show manufacturing workers generally earn more than comparable workers in the rest of the private sector, with a premium for those in highly-skilled niches. Besides good pay, the industry has much else to offer, industry advocates say. “What’s the coolest thing about manufacturing: We build stuff,” said Jim Townsend of Kawasaki in Lincoln, which this year celebrated 50 years of operations. According to data compiled by IndustrySelect, Omaha and Lincoln have the most manufacturing employees in Nebraska at 26,000 and 24,000 workers, respectively. Other big manufacturing cities include Grand Island (nearly 8,000) and Columbus (more than 5,000). But few Nebraska communities can claim more manufacturing firms or workers per capita than Snyder. The four manufacturers in town collectively employ almost 400 workers, drawing most of them from other towns and cities in a 60-mile radius. Snyder may be the only town of 300 that features rush hour traffic congestion, as at quitting time vehicles back up a quarter mile along Nebraska Highway 91 at its intersection with U.S. 275. The town’s proud manufacturing heritage can largely be traced to one man: Don Smeal. Smeal in 1955 founded a local repair shop for implements and equipment. Some time later, a man asked him to build a specialized derrick truck for use in the water well industry. Then in 1963, the Snyder rural fire district asked Smeal to build it a 42-foot ladder truck. Smeal Fire Apparatus Company was born. Smeal is no longer a local family-owned firm, acquired years ago by a national manufacturer. But it remains rooted in Snyder under the Smeal name, and three Smeal family members still work at the plant — one of them is Snyder’s mayor. Sparks flew and machinery roared on the production floor last week as workers took raw aluminum and steel and cut it, bent it, formed it, welded it and assembled it into bodies that would then be mounted on truck chassis. The complexities of a fire truck and all their gadgets mean jobs not just for welders, but plumbers and electricians, too. At the end of the line, a brightly painted new fire truck comes out, ready for delivery. “You’re not going to find a more cool product to build than a fire truck,” said Kevin Strudthoff, general manager of the Smeal facility, as he watched a woman on the line weld components into place. “It’s an opportunity for a Nebraska-made product to go out throughout the United States. When you talk to the folks on the floor, they do take pride in that.” Strudthoff said the company has about 20 more workers than it did a year ago, and could use 20 more if he could find them. Across the street from the Smeal plant is Hunke Manufacturing, a 30-employee firm which traces its roots to Smeal. A worker welds at Hunke Manufacturing in Snyder on Nov. 25 It was formed in 2012 when Smeal’s original derrick truck business was spun out. It’s now owned and run by Jeff Hunke, a grandson of Don Smeal, who proudly proclaims it the nation’s largest manufacturer of hoist vehicles for the water well service industry. Hunke said his roster of work orders has never been so full, so he can use a few more workers if he can find them. Not only does Hunke sell all over the country, it has an export business, too. Down the highway to the east of Smeal and Hunke is Danko, another spin-off from Smeal. In 1974, Dan Kreikemeier, who was Don Smeal’s first employee, started his own firefighting vehicle firm. His son now serves as president and the firm employs over 60 people, specializing in making smaller all-terrain trucks that can fight brush fires. Last month, Cheyenne Renter was giving a final buff to the paint job of a fire truck before adding the stripes and graphics. She said she loves being able to see the finished product and “knowing what you do helps people.” The newest manufacturer on the block in Snyder is Wonder Meats, which opened last year in a plant that had recently been vacated by Omaha Steaks. It now employs about 45 people producing Philly-steak beef and chicken products for wholesale. Its New Jersey-based owners are also looking to expand the plant. “I think the story of our little town and the industry it has is something to be very proud of,” said Marla Prenzlow, a longtime Snyder resident who now manages the plant. “I know Wonder Meats plans to have the same longevity the other businesses have achieved.” The Nestle Purina plant in Crete has been utilizing a new Boston Dynamics Robot Dog in its manufacturing area to prolong the life of their machines and prevent breakdowns. These industries had the biggest swings in job openings These industries had the biggest swings in job openings Job openings have been at some of their lowest levels nationally since February 2021 , Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows. However, openings remain elevated compared to the two years before the COVID-19 pandemic, with 8.1 million open jobs at the end of May 2024—about 1 million above pre-pandemic levels. While Americans still find themselves largely employed, their capacity to resign and switch jobs is quickly falling to levels before the Great Resignation, when the quit rate reached 3% at its peak in spring 2022. Across industries, employers continued adding jobs, upping employment by 272,000 in May , with the majority of gains in health care, government, and leisure and hospitality. The unemployment rate remained relatively consistent, measuring at 4%. Excess labor demand is declining , and the labor market is rebalancing, Conrad DeQuadros, a senior economic adviser at Brean Capital, told Reuters. For workers, this means less confidence in finding new employment outside their current jobs. For employers, it could mean tempering wage inflation as demand for labor slows. To discover which industries are driving the job market, Stacker used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover report to see which industries added jobs in May and which saw openings shrink. Industries are ranked by the percent change in job openings from May 2023 to 2024 and appear from the largest decreases to the largest increases. Monthly data is preliminary. The BLS records job openings on the last business day of the month and calculates the rate as a percent of total employment plus job openings within the industry. The list below provides a snapshot of the economic activity across categories—retail, finance, construction, and more. You may also like: A look at the average consultant salary by industry #18. Retail trade - Total job openings, May 2024: 478,000 --- Annual change: -274,000 (down 36.4%) --- One-month change: -16,000 (down 3.2%) - Job openings rate: 3% #17. Accommodation and food services - Total job openings, May 2024: 771,000 --- Annual change: -374,000 (down 32.7%) --- One-month change: -147,000 (down 16%) - Job openings rate: 5.1% #16. Transportation, warehousing, and utilities - Total job openings, May 2024: 350,000 --- Annual change: -167,000 (down 32.3%) --- One-month change: +16,000 (up 4.8%) - Job openings rate: 4.7% #15. Wholesale trade - Total job openings, May 2024: 188,000 --- Annual change: -79,000 (down 29.6%) --- One-month change: -1,000 (down 0.5%) - Job openings rate: 3% #14. Nondurable goods manufacturing - Total job openings, May 2024: 174,000 --- Annual change: -54,000 (down 23.7%) --- One-month change: +17,000 (up 10.8%) - Job openings rate: 3.5% You may also like: Workers suffer the most injuries in these 25 jobs #13. Information - Total job openings, May 2024: 134,000 --- Annual change: -28,000 (down 17.3%) --- One-month change: +24,000 (up 21.8%) - Job openings rate: 4.2% #12. State and local education - Total job openings, May 2024: 295,000 --- Annual change: -47,000 (down 13.7%) --- One-month change: +26,000 (up 9.7%) - Job openings rate: 2.7% #11. Construction - Total job openings, May 2024: 339,000 --- Annual change: -38,000 (down 10.1%) --- One-month change: +2,000 (up 0.6%) - Job openings rate: 4% #10. Mining and logging - Total job openings, May 2024: 27,000 --- Annual change: -3,000 (down 10%) --- One-month change: +3,000 (up 12.5%) - Job openings rate: 4.2% #9. Real estate and rental and leasing - Total job openings, May 2024: 112,000 --- Annual change: -9,000 (down 7.4%) --- One-month change: -32,000 (down 22.2%) - Job openings rate: 4.3% You may also like: A tale of two nurses: How average travel nurse compensation compares to all US nurse salaries #8. Professional and business services - Total job openings, May 2024: 1.5 million --- Annual change: -112,000 (down 7%) --- One-month change: +44,000 (up 3.1%) - Job openings rate: 6.1% #7. Arts, entertainment, and recreation - Total job openings, May 2024: 151,000 --- Annual change: -5,000 (down 3.2%) --- One-month change: 0 (up 0%) - Job openings rate: 5.4% #6. Private educational services - Total job openings, May 2024: 184,000 --- Annual change: -6,000 (down 3.2%) --- One-month change: -34,000 (down 15.6%) - Job openings rate: 4.5% #5. Health care and social assistance - Total job openings, May 2024: 1.6 million --- Annual change: -43,000 (down 2.6%) --- One-month change: +78,000 (up 5%) - Job openings rate: 6.8% #4. Federal government - Total job openings, May 2024: 176,000 --- Annual change: +2,000 (up 1.1%) --- One-month change: +37,000 (up 26.6%) - Job openings rate: 5.5% You may also like: As more women are diagnosed with ADHD, here's how their work environment can set them up for success #3. Finance and insurance - Total job openings, May 2024: 325,000 --- Annual change: +25,000 (up 8.3%) --- One-month change: +5,000 (up 1.6%) - Job openings rate: 4.6% #2. State and local government - Total job openings, May 2024: 615,000 --- Annual change: +61,000 (up 11%) --- One-month change: +117,000 (up 23.5%) - Job openings rate: 6% #1. Durable goods manufacturing - Total job openings, May 2024: 428,000 --- Annual change: +63,000 (up 17.3%) --- One-month change: +97,000 (up 29.3%) - Job openings rate: 5% #18. Federal government - Total job openings, June 2024: 106,000 --- Annual change: -58,000 (down 35.4%) --- One-month change: -62,000 (down 36.9%) - Job openings rate: 3.4% #17. Mining and logging - Total job openings, June 2024: 20,000 --- Annual change: -9,000 (down 31.0%) --- One-month change: -6,000 (down 23.1%) - Job openings rate: 3.1% #16. Construction - Total job openings, June 2024: 295,000 --- Annual change: -119,000 (down 28.7%) --- One-month change: -71,000 (down 19.4%) - Job openings rate: 3.5% #15. Retail trade - Total job openings, June 2024: 549,000 --- Annual change: -159,000 (down 22.5%) --- One-month change: +43,000 (up 8.5%) - Job openings rate: 3.4% #14. Nondurable goods manufacturing - Total job openings, June 2024: 164,000 --- Annual change: -44,000 (down 21.2%) --- One-month change: -11,000 (down 6.3%) - Job openings rate: 3.3% You may also like: 20 of the highest-paying cities for travel nurses #13. Information - Total job openings, June 2024: 112,000 --- Annual change: -30,000 (down 21.1%) --- One-month change: -25,000 (down 18.2%) - Job openings rate: 3.6% #12. Wholesale trade - Total job openings, June 2024: 245,000 --- Annual change: -54,000 (down 18.1%) --- One-month change: +47,000 (up 23.7%) - Job openings rate: 3.8% #10. Durable goods manufacturing - Total job openings, June 2024: 323,000 --- Annual change: -47,000 (down 12.7%) --- One-month change: -88,000 (down 21.4%) - Job openings rate: 3.8% #8. Health care and social assistance - Total job openings, June 2024: 1.6 million --- Annual change: -137,000 (down 7.8%) --- One-month change: -62,000 (down 3.7%) - Job openings rate: 6.7% #7. Transportation, warehousing, and utilities - Total job openings, June 2024: 406,000 --- Annual change: -31,000 (down 7.1%) --- One-month change: +62,000 (up 18.0%) - Job openings rate: 5.3% #6. Professional and business services - Total job openings, June 2024: 1.5 million --- Annual change: -43,000 (down 2.8%) --- One-month change: -27,000 (down 1.8%) - Job openings rate: 6.1% #5. Finance and insurance - Total job openings, June 2024: 308,000 --- Annual change: -4,000 (down 1.3%) --- One-month change: -39,000 (down 11.2%) - Job openings rate: 4.4% #2. State and local education - Total job openings, June 2024: 290,000 --- Annual change: +14,000 (up 5.1%) --- One-month change: +24,000 (up 9.0%) - Job openings rate: 2.6% #1. State and local government - Total job openings, June 2024: 698,000 --- Annual change: +34,000 (up 5.1%) --- One-month change: +94,000 (up 15.6%) - Job openings rate: 6.8% The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.

Jammu : Four members of a family, including three minors, died of food poisoning on Sunday, December 8, in Badhal Gorla village of the Budhal area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. “The mother and her daughter have been hospitalised for treatment. The entire family fell ill after eating some food at their home. All of them were taken to hospital, but four succumbed while a mother and daughter were under treatment. Doctors have said that the mother is now out of danger,” officials said. The deceased include Fazal Hussain aged 40, his two daughters Rabia Kousar and Farmana Kousar and his son, Raftar Ahmad. “Mother identified as Shamima Akhtar is stable, but another daughter Ruksar is serious,” the officials said. “Fazal Hussain, his wife Shamim Akhter, 38, and the couple’s four children, hailing from Badhal Gorla village, were admitted to Rajouri Government Medical College hospital with severe dyspepsia late Saturday, the officials said. “Hussain died during treatment in the wee hours of Sunday, while his wife and the children were referred to Jammu for specialised treatment. Three of the children, Rabia Kousar, 15, Farmana Kouser, 12, and Rafter Ahmad, 4 died at Jammu Hospital. Akhter and her other daughter Ruksar, 12, are still under treatment. The entire village is in a state of shock and mourning as four members of the family of the village have died due to food poisoning leading to fear and consternation among the locals. Villagers have demanded that the exact cause of the lethal food poisoning must be determined and made public so that they remain vigilant about such food in the area. Police have registered a case in this incident and started an investigation. As per the initial investigation, there is no indication of any foul play in this case.

Former Premier League official Mark Clattenburg agreed with both offside decisions in the second half of RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa, which saw Unai Emery's side denied a 3-1 advantage before they were pegged back and ultimately snatched victory late on. Villa 's latest European journey took them to Germany to face Leipzig . A John McGinn strike - with barely four minutes gone - was later cancelled out when Lois Openda capitalised on an Emi Martinez blunder. It set up a tasty second half and Emery turned to his weapon of choice in these scenarios - Jhon Duran. The Colombian had not scored since October 30, but first beat Peter Gulacsi with a long-range strike for 2-1, and thought he had made it 3-1 in the 58th minute. READ | I was chatting about Aston Villa at 35,000 feet with the most unlikeliest of people However, VAR Aleandro Di Paolo made use of semi-automated offside technology to review his goal. He found that the goal-scorer was in an offside position earlier in the goal-scoring move, so denied him his brace. "It's very, very tight on the first phase. It's okay on the second phase - because Duran's behind the ball when the pass is made, so they're going to look at first phase - is he ahead of the player?" ex-referee Clattenburg analysed while on duty for Amazon's Prime Video . On the offside verdict, he added: "My feeling is his foot is in an offside position." The lead was still with Villa at least - though that was only momentary. Openda assisted Christoph Baumgartner, who neatly hooked an equalising volley into the top left-hand corner of the goal. This time Openda was under scrutiny of the semi-automated offside, with Clattenburg stating: "This one certainly looked tighter than Duran's one. It looks like his feet are behind, but he's leaning forwards. "That could be what's either playing him on or offside." Clattenburg agreed as a decision was awarded to the home side moments later, with replays of the technology's interpretation showing only the Leipzig striker's lower arm trailing beyond Villa's last defender. Ross Barkley then struck in the 85th minute - albeit with the aid of a big deflection - to ensure a 3-2 win and much better footing to secure automatic knock-out qualification with two games to go.Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua On Tuesday, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son in Beijing. Noting that next year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges, Han said the two sides should follow the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, maintain strategic communication, expand practical cooperation, consolidate the foundation of public opinion, strengthen multilateral coordination and promote the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, bringing more benefits to the two peoples. Bui Thanh Son said that developing long-term friendly relations with China is the consistent proposition, objective requirement, strategic choice and top priority of Vietnam's diplomacy. Vietnam firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges, consolidate political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation with China, and jointly promote the building of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future with strategic significance, he added. Also on Tuesday, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi and Bui Thanh Son co-chaired the 16th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in Beijing. Wang said that in December last year, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, made a historic visit to Vietnam, and in August this year, To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Vietnamese president, successfully visited China, as the top leaders of the two parties and countries reached an important consensus on advancing the construction of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. Over the past year, various departments and localities of both countries have actively implemented this consensus, promoting fruitful results in China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperation. This not only benefits the two parties, the two countries, and their peoples, but also adds stability and certainty to a world filled with turmoil and uncertainty, Wang said. Wang and Bui Thanh Son also attended the commemorating event for the 25th anniversary of the demarcation of the land boundary between China and Vietnam and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the three legal documents. Gu Xiaosong, dean of the ASEAN Research Institute at Hainan Tropical Ocean University, told the Global Times that meetings between senior officials from China and Vietnam are constructive to accelerate the implementation of the consensus reached by the two heads of state, enhance political mutual trust and improve the quality of cooperation in fields like infrastructure, trade and investment. Given the increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, Gu noted that the stable China-Vietnam relationship is of great significance to regional peace and eliminating external interference. Xu Liping, director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times that interaction between the two countries will serve as a link between the past and the future, laying the groundwork for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Vietnam diplomatic ties in 2025. The experience of China and Vietnam in settling their land border issue through peaceful negotiations has proved that the two countries have the wisdom and ability to manage their differences, which adds confidence that maritime differences can be resolved, especially as Malaysia, chair of ASEAN in 2025, has expressed hope that the South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) can be finalized, Xu said. Although China and Vietnam are facing an increasingly complex geopolitical environment, the pragmatic cooperation between two sides is unlikely to be affected despite differences, Xu said. China and Vietnam have had frequent and positive interactions in various fields recently. On December 4, two fleets from the Chinese and Vietnamese navies concluded a two-day joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf, which was of great significance to deepening the mutual trust and cooperation between the two militaries, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Bui Thanh Son on Monday visited Zhongguancun, which is known as China's "Silcom Valley" in northwestern Beijing as a hub for fostering cutting-edge and high-tech enterprises, according to Vietnam Government News. China-Vietnam relations are sustainable and continuous, and the latest interactions between senior official from both sides will lay a more solid foundation for the continuous development of bilateral relations in the future, Xu said.

All of Albury's pool plans will be put on hold if councillor Stuart Baker succeeds with his response to the council's or signup to continue reading The water polo stalwart will put a rescission motion to the council's meeting on Monday, December 9 to overturn the November 11 resolution. That 5-4 decision deferred tender preparations for design work on an aquatics hub at Lauren Jackson Sports Centre and called for a report into the viability of an array of features as part of a Lavington pool redevelopment. They would include a 10-lane 52-metre heated outdoor pool, deep water pool, water play zone, cafe and various changerooms amid other improvements. Cr Baker had been expected to meeting but with councillors at the Local Government NSW conference. In accordance with the council's code of meeting practice, he has the support of two other councillors, Alice Glachan and Kylie King, to move his motion. If the reversal succeeds, Cr Baker then plans to move "that council defer any planning and decision on aquatics until the outcome of the Lavington Swim Centre is presented to council for decision". He told that his motion would leave the pool situation at a standstill as recently collated feedback about Lavington's swimming hub was compiled for a presentation to councillors in March 2025. "It would mean there's nothing happening on aquatics," Cr Baker said, adding that it meant it was "not back to the status quo" that existed before the November motion. "It's accepting there was a 5-4 vote [on November 11] and there were people concerned by the cost. "I thought a really responsible motion would be to rescind what happened and pause anything until we get the feedback on Lavington." Cr Baker said it would also prompt a halt to any work on the Lavington pool features plan which he described as a "10-course banquet". "Someone wouldn't have to be doing the work to cost all those things," he said. "It's an expense that shouldn't happen and it came from a motion that came out of the blue, unlike last year when the aquatics motion was voted on after extensive public feedback and consultation with stakeholders." Councillor Darren Cameron, a long-time critic of a regional aquatic centre, which he has described as a "chlorinated palace of Versailles" put the which resulted in the November 11 resolution. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. 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 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. 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! Advertisement AdvertisementTokio Marine North America Services Named One of Computerworld's 2025 Best Places to Work in IT