Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

United actually offered someone a $10,000 voucher for giving up her seat — here's a step-by-step guide of what she did (UAL)

According to Preiss, United was eager to giver her a travel voucher instead of cash. Nearly a year after United ignited controversy for dragging a passenger off an overbooked flight, a Twitter thread from one of the airline's passengers shows just how far the airline will go to avoid another incident.


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Vietnam halts South China Sea oil drilling project under pressure from Beijing

HANOI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Vietnam has halted an oil drilling project in the "Red Emperor" block off its southeastern coast licensed to Spanish energy firm Repsol (REP.MC) following pressure from China, three sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Friday. It would be the second time in less than a year that Vietnam has had to suspend a major oil development in the busy South China Sea waterway under pressure from China.


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