21 h. ago Chinese woman seeks online help to slaughter pigs, attracting over 1,000 volunteers to her farm

A woman in southern China who did not know how to slaughter a pig turned to the internet for help, unexpectedly sparking a heartwarming viral reaction that attracted over 1,000 enthusiastic volunteers and transformed the event into a festive gathering. The story began on January 9, when a woman nicknamed Daidai from Hechuan, Chongqing, posted a short video on social media inviting netizens to assist in holding down two pigs for slaughter, while also extending an invitation to enjoy a traditional...

Politics

8 d. ago Video shot by ICE agent as he killed Minnesota woman emerges, further inflaming tensions

The White House on Friday reposted on social media a new video taken from the cellphone of the Immigration officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman in her car this week, adding to the documentation of an incident that has sparked days of nationwide protests. The 47-second video shows 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good telling the officer, “That’s fine, dude, I’m not mad at you,” moments before he opens fire after Good puts the car in gear in an apparent effort to pull back into the street. The...

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1 week ago Beijing hotpot restaurant threatens lawsuit after viral video shows woman letting dog eat from plate

Beijing hotpot restaurant threatens lawsuit after viral video shows woman letting dog eat from plate  VnExpress International

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2 w. ago China woman films dog eating from plate at restaurant; shop vows to sue after brief closure

A Chinese woman is facing a lawsuit after encouraging her pet dog to eat mutton rolls directly from a plate at a famous Beijing hotpot restaurant. The incident reportedly happened at a branch of Nanmen Hotpot, a Beijing-style hotpot restaurant brand, in the Chinese capital on December 16. A video posted by the dog-owning woman shows her encouraging her pet to eat directly from a plate. “Frankly speaking, I do not even know what the mutton rolls taste like because my dog has eaten them all. The...

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2 w. ago China widow runs late hero husband’s eatery with local support, shares memories with patrons

The wife of a hotpot restaurant owner from northern China who died saving children has taken over running the business with the support of diners from across the country. Luan Liuwei, originally from Taian in Shandong province, moved to Beijing for work where he met his wife, Xue Qiaoyan. They had two daughters. In 2017, the couple opened a 200-square-metre lamb spine hotpot restaurant in Beijing, called Liangjian Rongtian Old Beijing Yangxiezi Hotpot. Last August, while on holiday in Hebei...

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2 w. ago China parents buy AI clips of regretful single women to urge childless kids to marry

Online artificial intelligence-generated videos of distraught middle-aged single women regretting not getting married and having children are being used to push young people to tie the knot. Several videos made using artificial intelligence (AI) depicting crying single women at hospitals have circulated on a short video platform. In one, a 58-year-old woman regrets not getting married and having children when she was young and complains that she has to go to hospitals alone. In another, a...

Society

3 w. ago Malaysia arrests 2 over video of man in headscarf drinking alcohol

A local man and a woman have been detained in connection with a video showing an individual wearing a headscarf while consuming alcohol in Malaysia. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Commissioner M Kumar said the duo, aged 22 and 24, were arrested at about 4.30pm on Wednesday in Subang Jaya, Selangor state, to assist in investigations. “Initial investigations found that the individual seen wearing a headscarf and consuming alcohol in the video was a man,” he said in a...

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