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HCMC police have arrested a Chinese national for stealing $4,500 in cash from a fellow passenger on an Angkor Air flight last week. Citing aviation authorities, the Giao Thong Newspaper under the Ministry of Transport reported Friday that aircraft crew espied 42-year-old Cheng Xin Sheng rummaging through the bag of another passenger on a flight from Sihanoukville to Ho Chi Minh City last Saturday. … [Read more...] about Chinese man caught stealing $4,500 on Sihanoukville-HCMC flight

SenseTime spokeswoman June Jin says its partnerships are driven by the spirit of learning. She says SenseTime is misunderstood and “deeply disappointed” by the U.S. action. … [Read more...] about MIT reviews partnerships with blacklisted Chinese tech firms

Welcoming in spring at Hyde Park After visiting a slew of tourist sites, we sprawled out in Hyde Park to recover. We also spotted some crocuses blooming, which are normally the first flower of spring- a good sign after this cold, cloudy, endless winter! Crocuses will always remind me of my childhood in Michigan. … [Read more...] about My Favorite London Moments

Here in western Ukraine, the conflict in the eastern part of the country seemed far removed. The only public attention to it that I noticed was a small concert one evening on Kobylianska Street, where a container was placed on the cobblestones in case anyone wanted to donate to the cause of those fighting for Ukraine. (A nation of 45 million, Ukraine is also now the focus of a U.S. impeachment probe after President Donald Trump urged its leader in a July phone call to "look into" a political rival.) … [Read more...] about Ukraine’s Chernivtsi a charming city of architectural gems

The president’s call for Chinese intervention means that Trump and his attorney general have solicited assistance in discrediting the president’s political opponents from Ukraine, Australia, Italy, and, according to one report, Britain. In speaking so publicly Thursday, a defiant Trump pushed back against critics who have called such requests an abuse of power, essentially arguing that there was nothing wrong with seeking foreign help. … [Read more...] about Trump publicly urges China to investigate the Bidens