The bevy of new competitors speaks to the success Amazon has seen with the program, which has about 41 million subscribers. Today, it claims 20 million items are available for Prime shipping, and it offers other unrelated perks, like free video streaming and book rentals.
The big deals have been diverse. In February, Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial took over UK-based international payments company World First in a deal believed to be worth 1 million. And in June, Hillhouse Capital, the management company founded by Chinese billionaire Zhang Lei, snapped up Scottish whisky maker Loch Lomond Distillers for a reported 8 million.
The backlash to the now-deleted tweet of the team's general manager, Daryl Morey, in which he supported protesters in Hong Kong, is roiling the decadeslong relationship between the NBA and its biggest overseas market as fans, observers and relevant organizations question the league's support for Morey's tweet in the name of protecting "free speech rights".
The author of the book The Treasure of the Cuban Cuisine, senior chef Jorge Junco, is one of the graduates of the federation.
The asset quality of CMB continued to improve as the bank posted a decline in both the nonperforming loan balance and the NPL ratio during the first six months of this year.
The authorities handled 5,080 cases related to drugs, detained 6,250 suspected drug traffickers and investigated 48,900 drug addicts, according to Guo Shaobo, deputy director of the Guangdong Public Security Department.
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The average wholesale prices of 28 key types of vegetables tracked by the government increased 1 percent and that of six different types of fruits expanded 0.8 percent.
The background-check measure is part of the broader efforts of the newly elected Democratic majority in the House, which pledged to make gun control a top priority. Many members were elected by making gun control a centerpiece issue.
The artificial intelligence sector is expected to play a crucial role in attracting more investment to Guangzhou and boosting the industrial upgrading underway in the southern metropolis, traditionally known as a hub for manufacturing and foreign trade.
The aviation network has been expanded, with 88.5 percent of cities and 76.5 percent of counties now within 100 kilometers of an airport, said Ji Yuan, deputy director of the administration's development and planning department.