—In one of the largest real estate deals of the year, Amazon.com cemented its position in Seattle when it agreed to buy its new South Lake Union campus from developer Paul Allen for .16 billion. The news came as the online retailing powerhouse continued to push forward?this year with plans for three new skyscrapers on the edge of downtown, an architectural addition that could transform the city in the coming years. The new developments came as Amazon’s workforce mushroomed in 2012, topping 81,000 worldwide employees. Full story here.
Zhu Min, head of Tsinghua University's National Institute of Financial Research and former IMF deputy managing director, said on Saturday that China will strive for a GDP growth rate between 5.5 and 6 percent this year, underpinned by sufficient measures to counter the downside risk.
— Tristan Rees joined Seattle-based women’s clothing rental service Armoire as head of engineering. Rees was most recently senior director of technology at Egencia, an Expedia company where he was responsible for leading the hotel product development teams and data science organization. At Armoire, Rees will be responsible for the growing startup’s technology and data platform.
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b) Mutual benefit: Seeking convergence of interests and the broadest common ground for cooperation, taking into account the perspectives of different stakeholders.
j) Regarding the process of customs clearance, strengthening cooperation on information exchange and on developing mutual recognition of control, mutual assistance of enforcement, and mutual sharing of information; enhancing customs cooperation with a view to facilitating trade including by harmonizing procedures and reducing costs, and in this regard, strengthening cooperation in protecting intellectual property rights.
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–Refusing to discount the prices of many of Hachette authors’ books.
— A 78-year-old man was electrocuted in the rain while trying to connect extension cords for a generator in Lenoir County, North Carolina.