The Seattle tech community is following Amazon’s lead, publicly pressing the City Council to drop a proposed tax on top-earning companies to fund affordable housing and homeless services. On Tuesday afternoon, 130 startup founders, CEOs, venture capitalists, and other business leaders issued an open letter to Mayor Jenny Durkan and the City Council opposing the so-called “head tax” and warning about its potential consequences.
The People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Tuesday unveiled new rules with immediate effect for the QFII and RQFII programs, which provide financial institutions with quotas for inbound investment.
The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Ltd, one of China's largest insurers, saw a 4.7 percent year-on-year increase of premium income to 498.6 billion yuan (.3 billion) last year, largely fueled by property insurance, according to the annual results its top management announced on Monday.
The Republican president lamented "endless wars" in Syria and Afghanistan in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation" and made clear he wants to reduce the costly US military presence in those countries despite warnings against such moves from his military advisers and spy chiefs.
The SPA usually meets in April every year to address the state budget and cabinet reshuffling.
The Philippines is willing to tap into its geographic advantage and strive for more investment from Hong Kong, he added.
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The ROK and the DPRK held the ministerial-level dialogue last week, agreeing that the DPRK will dispatch its delegation, including athletes, cheering squads and arts group, to the South Korea-hosted winter sports event.
The Senate vote came hours after the White House formally threatened to veto the resolution, arguing it was "flawed."
The Panama-registered ship, owned by an Iranian company, collided with a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship about 160 nautical miles east of Shanghai on Jan 6. It was carrying about 136,000 tons of condensate oil and was on its way to the Republic of Korea.
The Pittsburgh skyline. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop)