.overlay-inner {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.bantext-inner {
  max-width: 710px;
}

.bantext-inner h1 {
  color: #FFF;
  font-size: 55px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 60px;
  letter-spacing: -3.25px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.bantext-inner p {
  color: #FFF;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 22px;
  letter-spacing: normal;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  max-width: 555px;
  border-left: 1px solid #fff;
  padding-left: 30px;
}

/* ── Section wrapper ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.partners-section {

  background-color: #fff;
}

/* ── Heading ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.partners-section h3 {
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 48px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-align: center;
  color: #000000;
  /* text-underline-offset: 6px; */
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}



/* ── Individual partner card ────────────────────────────────── */
.partner-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  border: 1.5px solid #e0e0e0;
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 36px 24px;
  min-height: 179px;
  background-color: #fff;
  transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.partner-card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
  transform: translateY(0px);
}

.partners-section .swiper-slide.swiper-slide-next {
  border-left: 0;
}

.partners-section .swiper-slide.swiper-slide-prev {
  border-right: 0;
}

/* ── Logo images ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.partners-section .swiper-pagination {
  display: block;
}

.partner-logo {
  /* max-width: 160px; */
  max-height: 105px;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.partner-logo--icon {
  max-width: 64px;
  max-height: 64px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

/* ── Sub-label below logo ───────────────────────────────────── */
.partner-sub {
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #555;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.partner-sub--gold {
  color: #b8922a;
}

/* ── Swiper Pagination dots ─────────────────────────────────── */
.swiper-pagination-bullet {
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background-color: #D9D9D9;
  border-radius: 2px;
  opacity: 1;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
}

.swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
  background-color: #636363;
}

/* ============================================================
   Mission & Vision Section
   ============================================================ */

/* ── Section wrapper ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.mv-section {
  position: relative;
  background: url('../images/mission-vision-bg.jpg') center center / cover no-repeat;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #fff;
}

/* ── Decorative vertical bars (right side) ──────────────────── */
.mv-bars {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mv-bar-group {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 6px;
  height: 100%;
}

.mv-bar-group--right {
  right: 0;
  width: 55%;
}

.mv-bar-group span {
  display: block;
  flex: 1;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);
  border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
  min-height: 30%;
}

/* Vary bar heights for a city-skyline feel */
.mv-bar-group span:nth-child(odd) {
  height: 55%;
}

.mv-bar-group span:nth-child(3n) {
  height: 80%;
}

.mv-bar-group span:nth-child(5n) {
  height: 95%;
}

.mv-bar-group span:nth-child(7n) {
  height: 65%;
}

.mv-bar-group span:nth-child(2n) {
  height: 40%;
}

/* ── Block: icon + content side-by-side ─────────────────────── */
.mv-block {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  border-right: 2px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.mv-block2 {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 0;
  border-left: 2px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.mb-sp {
  margin-bottom: 110px;
}

/* ── Icon circle ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.mv-icon-wrap {}

.mv-icon {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

/* ── Title ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.mv-content h2 {
  font-size: 40px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin-bottom: 23px;
  line-height: 48px;
}


.mv-content p {
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #CFCFCF;
  line-height: 24px;
  font-weight: 400;
  max-width: 460px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.mv-content {
  padding-left: 48px;
}




.founder-section {
  position: relative;
  background: url(../images/client-bg-dark.png) right bottom no-repeat #000;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 520px;
}


.founder-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  min-height: 520px;
  width: 100%;
}


.founder-left {
  flex: 0 0 50%;
  max-width: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 70px 60px 70px 80px;
  position: relative;
  gap: 0;
}


.founder-dashed-bar {
    border-left: 1.5px dashed #FFFFFF66;
    padding-left: 40px;
}

.founder-content {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}



.founder-quote-bg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right: 20px;
  width: clamp(160px, 22vw, 260px);
  height: auto;
  opacity: 0.18;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
}


.founder-content p{
  font-size:20px;
  color: #CFCFCF;
  line-height: normal;
  margin-bottom: 29px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.founder-content p:last-child{
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.founder-name-wrap {
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.founder-label {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  text-align: center;
}

.founder-name {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.founder-name-cn {
  font-weight: 400;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
}


.founder-right {
  flex: 0 0 50%;
  max-width: 50%;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  overflow: hidden;
}


.founder-img {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-height: 560px;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: bottom center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin-right: 20px;
}

/* ── Responsive ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */


/* ── Media starts ──── */

@media (max-width:991px) {
  .founder-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .founder-left {
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 50px 30px 40px 30px;
  }

  .founder-right {
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 350px;
  }

  .founder-img {
    max-height: 380px;
    margin-right: 0;
  }
  .founder-text-wrap {
    padding: 50px 20px 40px 20px;
  }


  .founder-img {
    max-height: 420px;
    object-position: top center;
  }

  .founder-img-wrap {
    max-width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .mv-content p {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: normal;
  }

  .mv-content h2 {
    font-size: 26px;
    line-height: 34px;
  }

  .mb-sp {
    margin-bottom: 85px;
  }

  .mv-block2 {
    padding-left: 55px;
  }

  .mv-icon-wrap {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .mv-content {
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .mv-block {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .mv-block2 {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
.partnersSwiper .swiper-wrapper .swiper-slide {
    padding: 0 18px;
}

  .partners-section h3 {
    max-width: 343px;
    margin: auto;
    font-size: 26px;
    line-height: 34px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .mv-section {
    padding: 60px 0 70px;
  }

  .mv-bar-group--right {
    width: 100%;
    opacity: 0.5;
  }

  .mv-text {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .bantext-inner h1 {
    font-size: 35px;
    line-height: 34px;
    max-width: 310px;
  }

  .overlay-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-top: 135px;
  }
}