3 d. ago Russian Military Blogger Suggests Sinking China’s Type 076 Warship, Triggers Outrage

Russian Military Blogger Suggests Sinking China’s Type 076 Warship, Triggers Outrage  UNITED24 Media

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8 d. ago Public outrage over Chinese man placing hell money in Japanese temple donation box

A Chinese man who placed joss paper into a fortune-drawing money collection box at Japan’s Sensoji Temple has sparked online outrage and criticism of bad tourist behaviour. A video that circulated on social media in November showed the unidentified man putting a piece of joss paper, also known as “hell money”, into the box on the desk where fortune sticks are drawn. Visitors are required to put 100 yen (US$1) into the box to draw from 100 bamboo sticks in a tube. They then need to find the...

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2 w. ago Pet Alpaca Dies After Grooming Session Goes Wrong In China, Incident Sparks Outrage

Pet Alpaca Dies After Grooming Session Goes Wrong In China, Incident Sparks Outrage  NDTV

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2 w. ago Chinese woman’s pet alpaca dies from cold after groomers fail to dry it properly

A Chinese woman took her pet alpaca to a grooming salon which left it damp and exposed to cold temperatures overnight, leading it to die from hypothermia. On November 8, the woman surnamed Li from Jinan, Shandong province in northern China, sparked outrage online when she told of its treatment. Li, who runs a pet amusement shop, said she had sent three alpacas for bathing on October 30. The next day, she discovered that one of them, nicknamed Maodou, was suffering from hypothermia. Pet amusement...

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2 w. ago Outrage, rebuke from across China over Japanese PM's erroneous remarks

Outrage, rebuke from across China over Japanese PM's erroneous remarks  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago China school slammed for making pupils salute teachers arriving in cars

A viral video of primary school pupils in eastern China saluting teachers on cold mornings has sparked a storm of outrage online. The incident happened at Jianqiao Primary School in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, a century-old institution known for its status as a key local school and a model of civility. In the clip, four pupils wearing patrol armbands stand at attention at the school gate. Each time a teacher’s car drives in, they salute and shout “good morning”. In less than a minute, they...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong trails Dubai, Singapore in list of destinations for the rich

Hong Kong ranks fourth globally as a destination for high net worth individuals (HNWIs) thanks to its robust business and economic fundamentals as well as its educational credentials, but trails perennial rival Singapore, according to a Savills study. Dubai took the top spot, followed by New York and then Singapore, with Abu Dhabi in fifth, the consultancy said in its inaugural HNWI Hotspot Index, released on Tuesday. The report analysed nearly 100 destinations on five metrics: business...

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3 w. ago Outrage in China over release of 1,000 cats into reservoir in ‘life release’ ritual

A “life release” event saw 1,100 cats dumped near a protected water reservoir in China, causing many of the animals to panic, jump into the water and drown. On November 1, videos surfaced online showing a group of people wearing masks releasing large numbers of cats near the Yingzui Reservoir in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, southern China. “Life release” is a traditional Buddhist practice where animals such as fish, turtles or birds are released into the wild as a form of compassion and...

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3 w. ago Public outrage in China over release of 1,000 cats into reservoir in ‘life release’ ritual

Public outrage in China over release of 1,000 cats into reservoir in ‘life release’ ritual  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Outrage in China over release of 1,100 cats into reservoir in ‘life release’ ritual

A “life release” event saw 1,100 cats dumped near a protected water reservoir in southern China, causing many of the animals to panic, jump into the water and drown. On November 1, videos surfaced online showing a group of people wearing masks releasing large numbers of cats near the Yingzui Reservoir in Qingyuan, Guangdong province. “Life release” is a traditional Buddhist practice where animals such as fish, turtles or birds are released into the wild as a form of compassion and spiritual...

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