One Medical
On Thursday, Amazon announced its first major acquisition (收购) under Mr. Jassy’s occupation as C.E.O., spending $3.9 billion for One Medical, a chain of primary care clinics around the country. The deal is a sign of Amazon’s health care ambitions. As the company has
Health care has been
Amazon wants to be the “front door” through which customers
A. literally B. barrier C. Eventually D. find E. examines F. features G. innovations H. mean I. professional J. striking K. well-positioned |
The Best Company to Work For
Every year, Fortune magazine published a list of the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’. How does the magazine choose the companies? Firstly, it uses a survey: 350 employees answer 57 questions about their company. Secondly, Fortune looks at important
Wegmans Food Markets, which ranks No. 1 on the list, has a motto (座右铭), ‘Employees first, customers second’, and it is also one of the 50 largest private companies in the US, with annual sales of $3.6 billion, according to Forbes magazine. Apparently, being good to your employees is no
How much of Wegmans’ success is due to the company’s policies? ‘Up to a point, the success is because of the freedom they give us,’ says one employee. ‘On the other hand, no company gets rich just by not being
But the employee benefits are
The staff’s freedom to make decisions is another thing you won’t
A. increase B. separate C. ensure D. better E. ease F. under G. benefits H. except I. special J. from K. efforts |
Tax incentives for the lump sum annual bonuses earned by residents in China will continue for the next three years.
In addition, the government has also adjusted the personal income tax rules to
The favorable tax treatment, which started in 2005, considers the lump sum annual bonus as an independent income source of an individual. In normal taxable income calculations, the lump sum bonus is added to the total earnings for tax purposes, whereas in
Retention (保留) of the favorable clause will help the country’s ongoing
Six categories of special individual income tax deductions will take effect along with the amended personal income tax law from Jan 1,2019. The
Treatment of the lump sum annual bonus as
“In the long run, it is appropriate to cancel the treatment to
Even without the special treatment, other personal income tax adjustments could still bring considerable
From 2019 to 2021, foreign residents in China can choose to enjoy either the newly introduced special tax deductions, or the tax exemption
But from 2022, foreign residents will only be allowed to enjoy the special tax deductions, as domestic residents do.
The professor said the cancellation of tax benefits only for foreigners conforms with international conventions and the fundamental principle of an open market economy, to
A. particularly B. impact C. ensuring D. cost E. threat F. additional G. connectivity H. response I. address J. function K. forced |
The United States is committed to empowering women all over the world. In too many places around the world today women face barriers to equality, resources, and opportunities, said USAID’s Senior official Michelle Bekkering. It could be a barrier to credit, to the
“Gender-based violence harms women, girls, their families, communities and countries,” added Bekkering.
Gender-based violence, is a universal barrier to global security, women’s empowerment, and economic growth. It is estimated right now that gender-based violence has
USAID is trying to eliminate it through prevention and response. On prevention, we first need to learn what’s causing the problem,
As part of a
Improving girls’ education is a step in the right direction, said Ms. Bekkering. For every
U.S. Congress appropriates (拨款) a combined 150 million dollars to the State Department and to USAID for the global effort to
Women and girls should be safe from the
A. control B. annual C. step D. share E. doubled F. shy G. abroad H. hit I. freely J. satisfy K. different |
Duty-free shopping in China is encouraging consumer spending and industry players are not
Brands from home and
“The event and policies to drive offshore duty-free shopping further show China’s determination of opening wider to the outside world to
The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port represents a big
“It offers a fantastic opportunity to
Last year, China raised the
Duty-free spending
“We believe customers want
A. empowers B. hands C. innovative D. mean E. prints F. notes G. shaving H. store I. tip J. traceable K. uneconomic |
The health food chain Tossed has just opened the UK’s firstcashless cafe. It’s another step towards the death of cash.
This is nothing
In a world without cash, every payment you make will be
Cash, on the other hand,
Cash has its uses for small transactions- a chocolate bar, a newspaper, a pint of milk -which, in the UK, are still
Cash means total financial inclusion, a luxury the better-off take for granted. Without financial inclusion - and there will always be some who, for whatever reason, won’t have it - you are trapped in poverty. So beware the war on cash.
A. called for B. targeted C. influencing D. thorough E. direct F. preserve G. exchange H. extended I. signs J. legally K. closely |
The number of people from other countries — especially China — who want to invest in the United States in
The program is known as EB-5 or Employment-Based Fifth Initiative. It was created in 1990 during the presidency of George W. Bush and supported by both major political parties.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services says the program gives permanent resident status to those who invest at least $1, 000, 000 in a new project “that will create or
The USCIS reported there were 17, 691 requests for EB-5 visas in 2015. In 2013 there were 6, 554 requests.
Experts say the reason for the sharp increase last year is rich people were worried that the program would be cancelled. But in December, it was
Without the program, many of them would have to wait many years before they could
Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, has supported the EB-5program since it began. But he recently
In a statement, he said “fraud (欺诈) and abuse (滥用) cannot be tolerated, no matter where it occurs. Even when there is no
Carolyn Lee is an attorney and managing partner at the EB-5 group at the Miller Mayer law firm in Ithaca, New York. She told VOA “there’s no question that the program can be improved. ” She says Congress needs to watch the program more closely, and she said background investigations should be more
A. equivalents B. increase C. capped D. acknowledged E. regulations F. comparatively G. undeniable H. vast I. restoration J. ranked K. modestly |
This past National Day holiday saw upwards of half a billion Chinese citizens travelling. While some flew off to international destinations, the
The average cost of the highest
While the government has put some