{"id":581,"date":"2026-05-02T12:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internationalteasymposium.org\/?page_id=581"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:28:19","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalteasymposium.org\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"581\" class=\"elementor elementor-581\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a544e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73a544e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddff7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1ddff7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\/* --- SYMPOSIUM PARTNERS PAGE (LIST VIEW WITH READ MORE) --- *\/\n:root {\n    --symposium-green: #1A432B; \n    --symposium-light-green: #E8EFEA;\n    --symposium-text: #333333;\n    --symposium-bg: #FFFFFF;\n    --symposium-gold: #D4AF37;\n}\n\n.partners-page-wrapper {\n    font-family: inherit;\n    color: var(--symposium-text);\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    max-width: 1000px;\n    padding: 60px 20px;\n}\n\n.partners-section-title {\n    color: var(--symposium-green);\n    font-size: 2.2rem;\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    letter-spacing: 2px;\n    text-align: center;\n}\n\n.partners-intro {\n    text-align: center;\n    font-size: 1.15rem;\n    line-height: 1.6;\n    color: #555;\n    margin-bottom: 60px;\n    padding-bottom: 40px;\n    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--symposium-light-green);\n}\n\n.partner-row {\n    display: flex;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    align-items: flex-start;\n    padding: 40px 0;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #E0E0E0;\n    gap: 40px;\n}\n\n.partner-row:last-child {\n    border-bottom: none;\n}\n\n.partner-logo-col {\n    width: 250px;\n    height: 180px;\n    flex-shrink: 0;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    justify-content: center;\n    background-color: #FAFAFA;\n    border: 1px solid #EEEEEE;\n    border-radius: 8px;\n    padding: 20px;\n}\n\n.partner-logo-col img {\n    max-width: 100%;\n    max-height: 100%;\n    object-fit: contain;\n}\n\n.partner-text-col {\n    flex-grow: 1;\n    display: flex;\n    flex-direction: column;\n    justify-content: center;\n}\n\n.partner-name {\n    color: var(--symposium-green);\n    font-size: 1.8rem;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    margin: 0 0 5px 0;\n}\n\n.partner-category {\n    color: var(--symposium-gold);\n    font-size: 1rem;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    letter-spacing: 1px;\n    margin: 0 0 20px 0;\n}\n\n.partner-desc {\n    font-size: 1.05rem;\n    color: #444;\n    line-height: 1.7;\n    margin-bottom: 15px;\n    text-align: justify;\n}\n\n.partner-desc p {\n    margin-bottom: 15px;\n}\n\n.partner-desc ul {\n    margin-top: 5px;\n    margin-bottom: 15px;\n    padding-left: 20px;\n}\n\n.partner-desc li {\n    margin-bottom: 8px;\n}\n\n\/* Style pour la zone de texte masqu\u00e9e *\/\n.more-text-content {\n    display: none; \/* Masqu\u00e9 par d\u00e9faut *\/\n    margin-top: 15px;\n    padding-top: 15px;\n    border-top: 1px dashed #DDD; \/* Petite ligne discr\u00e8te pour s\u00e9parer *\/\n}\n\n\/* Style pour le bouton Read More *\/\n.read-more-toggle {\n    background: none;\n    border: none;\n    color: var(--symposium-gold);\n    font-weight: 700;\n    font-size: 0.95rem;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    padding: 0;\n    margin-bottom: 15px;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    letter-spacing: 0.5px;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    transition: color 0.2s ease;\n}\n\n.read-more-toggle:hover {\n    color: var(--symposium-green);\n}\n\n.partner-link {\n    display: inline-block;\n    margin-top: 5px;\n    color: var(--symposium-green);\n    text-decoration: none;\n    font-weight: bold;\n    font-size: 0.95rem;\n    border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;\n    transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;\n    align-self: flex-start;\n}\n\n.partner-link:hover {\n    color: var(--symposium-gold);\n    border-color: var(--symposium-gold);\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\n    .partner-row {\n        flex-direction: column;\n        align-items: center;\n        text-align: center;\n    }\n    \n    .partner-text-col {\n        align-items: center;\n    }\n\n    .partner-desc {\n        text-align: center;\n    }\n    \n    .partner-desc ul {\n        text-align: left;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"partners-page-wrapper\">\n    <h1 class=\"partners-section-title\">News<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"partners-intro\">\n        Stay informed with the latest updates from the 2026 International Tea Symposium. Explore our recent announcements, exclusive partnerships, and programming highlights as we prepare to celebrate tea as a living cultural heritage and foster global intercultural dialogue.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"partners-list\">\n        \n        <!-- DEBUT PARTENAIRE 1 : BRITA -->\n        <article class=\"partner-row\">\n            <div class=\"partner-logo-col\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internationalteasymposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BRITA_Logo_3c_CMYK.jpg\" alt=\"BRITA Logo\">\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"partner-text-col\">\n                <h3 class=\"partner-name\">BRITA<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"partner-category\">Official Water Partner<\/p>\n                <div class=\"partner-desc\">\n                    <!-- Texte visible en permanence (2 premiers paragraphes) -->\n                    <p>Water sets the stage for every infusion. It represents over 95% of the tea in your cup. 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