Last week, news surfaced that Amazon was intentionally delaying the sale of Hachette books, and it appears that the pre-order blocks are another step in the company’s attempt to extract concessions from Hachette. Amazon is known for throwing its weight around in contract negotiations, and Hachette looks like an easy target, as the smallest of the big five New York publishers.
Large screens on a building show live broadcasting of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on Japan's response to the COVID-19 at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan May 14, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Last year, the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council released a guideline for targeted poverty alleviation that aimed to lift 30 million people out of poverty over three years. It focused on poverty alleviation in three regions and three prefectures - including the Tibet autonomous region and the Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province.
Last week, the DPRK's Foreign Ministry said the differences between the two sides won't be addressed with minor concessions, such as the opening of a liaison office in each country.
Last Friday, two small merchants filed a?class-action lawsuit against Amazon, claiming that Amazon did not pay them after 90 days and broke its own terms of agreement, as well as Washington state law.
Lao Rongzhi, charged with five counts of intentional homicide, kidnapping and robbery, appears at her trial in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, on Monday. XINHUA
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Last year, Hong Kong received over 453,000 visitors from Singapore, and Singapore received 489,000 from Hong Kong. Considering these figures, it seems probable that both cities will see some growth in their tourism figures.
Last week, Trump signed orders for new tariffs on imported solar cells and washing machines, drawing protests from the US solar industry, lawmakers and US trade partners such as China, South Korea and Germany.
Last but not least, cross-border policy coordination is needed if growth falters, Lagarde said. "Our downturn simulation shows that, if all countries act decisively to stimulate their own growth, the positive spillovers reinforce each other."
Last month, Huawei received government approval to build a 1 billion pound (.26 billion) research facility in the UK. Officials said the facility has been envisaged as the international headquarters of the company's fiber optic communication business.