The ban, which has been widely welcomed by conservation industry specialists, makes exceptions for only a few niche categories of ivory products, including museum collections, musical instruments, and antiques that have less than 10 percent ivory content.
The association has called Amazon’s online ads for textbooks — promising up to 30% off new textbooks and up to 90% off used textbooks — vague and unsubstantiated. The group also questions the Amazon’s claim that the company’s buyback program offers up to 60% back for used textbooks, given that the refund is in the form of a gift card, not cash.
The bill updates Washington’s existing gender pay law for the first time since it was enacted in 1943. It forbids employers from instituting policies that don’t allow workers to discuss their salaries with one another. The new bill also requires employers to provide the same career advancement opportunities to all employees in comparable positions, regardless of gender.
The average wholesale price of 30 kinds of vegetables gained 0.3 percent from a week earlier.
The biggest highlight of the plan is the determination of Shanghai to be the "first mover" in driving online new economy through a concerted effort and integrated approach, said Jiang Hao, global partner of consultancy Roland Berger.
The authorities increased supervision and asked members of the public to report violations during the ban.
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The authorities should also ban or restrict advertising, promotion and sponsorship of e-cigarettes, and require warnings to be posted about the potential health risks surrounding their use, he said.
The bank is talking to more than 20 international financial institutions, including commercial lenders, policy banks and multilateral development agencies, to jointly "capture" business opportunities in the countries and regions involved in the initiative, said Zhang Hongli, vice-president of ICBC.
The associations said that the IEEE, as a nonpolitical and nonprofit organization with an international influence, should not be connecting members to political agendas. Rather members should be independent, they said.