The national security law for Hong Kong will not be retroactively applied, meaning it will not apply to acts which happened before it came into force, an official of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council said on Wednesday.
The new tax threshold is set to take effect on Oct 1, before the whole amendment comes into force on Jan 1.
The new version will enter effect after later approval by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, NDRC spokesperson Meng Wei told a news conference.
The new company, which is likely to boast 200 to 300 researchers, aims to operate independently in the long run and becomes self-sufficient following initial financial input from Alibaba.
The new Amazon Books store in the Bellevue Square mall. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy)
The new rules prohibit e-commerce companies from selling items from other companies that they have an equity interest in. The regulations bar companies like Amazon from exercising control over vendors on its platform. “Control,” in this case, means the e-commerce company purchases more than 25 percent of a vendor’s goods.
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The new counts include one of conspiracy to receive national defense information, three of obtaining national defense information and 13 of disclosure of national defense information. Australian-born Assange, 47, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each of the new counts if convicted.
The new clause was added during the second review of the draft law on protecting the reputation of heroes and martyrs submitted to the bimonthly session of China's top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
The new trains include features such as levers at doors that will roll out a ramp for wheelchair users or those with baby carriages, so they don't have to worry about crossing the gap between the train and the platform. There also are more emergency intercoms for passengers, wider door openings, LED lighting, automatic passenger-counters and closed-circuit surveillance cameras.
The new subsidiary administrative center of Beijing, in Tongzhou district, will have no more than 1.3 million residents by 2035, part of the measures to build a small but good place for work and life, said a new plan disclosed on Thursday.