15 h. ago Six dead in China's Inner Mongolia after steel factory blast

Six dead in China's Inner Mongolia after steel factory blast  Reuters

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20 h. ago China girl writes love messages to late grandpa, leads to calls for better grief education

An 11-year-old girl in China who often sends text messages to her dead grandfather has moved millions of internet users in the country. According to a report by media outlet The Cover, the girl’s mother known as Han, who lives in the southwestern Sichuan province, discovered the messages on her daughter’s phone-watch. The little girl has a careless personality and seldom talks about the grandfather’s death. As a result, Han was surprised and touched when she found the messages. She later shared...

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40 h. ago Explosion at steel plate factory in China's Inner Mongolia region kills 2, state media reports

Explosion at steel plate factory in China's Inner Mongolia region kills 2, state media reports  Reuters

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3 d. ago NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet  Live Science

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3 d. ago As families shrink, our primary relationship is increasingly with ourselves

More than 2,300 years ago, Aristotle mused in Politics that to live alone, a man must be a god or a beast, or words to that effect. I wonder what he would have thought of the popularity of China’s “Are You Dead?” app. For Aristotle, we are social animals, thriving in the “polis” in the company of family, friends and fellow citizens. The average mother had at least five children. Many homes housed three, even four, generations. Family life was noisy and crowded, full of companionship, contest and...

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4 d. ago China's 'Are You Dead?' app goes viral as young people seek a one

China's 'Are You Dead?' app goes viral as young people seek a one-tap proof of life  TRT World

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5 d. ago ‘Are You Dead?’ What to Know About China’s New Viral Phone App

‘Are You Dead?’ What to Know About China’s New Viral Phone App  Newsweek

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5 d. ago Viral app in China taps into national loneliness by asking: ‘Are You Dead?’

Viral app in China taps into national loneliness by asking: ‘Are You Dead?’  CNN

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6 d. ago As Carney heads to China to talk trade, Ontario premier still '100% dead against' rolling back EV tariffs

As Carney heads to China to talk trade, Ontario premier still '100% dead against' rolling back EV tariffs  CBC

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6 d. ago 'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China

'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China  AppleInsider

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6 d. ago 'Are You Dead?' Is The #1 Paid iPhone App In China: Here's Why

'Are You Dead?' Is The #1 Paid iPhone App In China: Here's Why  bgr.com

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6 d. ago China ‘dead or alive’ app allows solo users check in daily, alerts contacts if they miss it

A Chinese phone application called “dead or alive” that helps users check in daily has become a top-ranked app, reflecting the trend of solo living among the country’s young people. The sileme app, or “Dead or alive” in English, is a wordplay from China’s food delivery giant Ele.me (are you hungry), which was recently rebranded by its owner Alibaba Group Holding to Taobao Shangou. Alibaba is the owner of the South China Morning Post. The simply designed and functioning app costs eight yuan...

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7 d. ago Safety App 'Are You Dead' That Targets People Living Alone Becomes Viral Sensation In China

Safety App 'Are You Dead' That Targets People Living Alone Becomes Viral Sensation In China  NDTV

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7 d. ago China’s ‘Are You Dead?’ app checks in on growing cohort of people living alone

China’s ‘Are You Dead?’ app checks in on growing cohort of people living alone  Financial Times

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9 d. ago Archeologists learn why China buried its dead in specific places

Archeologists learn why China buried its dead in specific places  Earth.com

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2 w. ago China woman undertaker criticised for disrespecting the dead by wearing make

A woman undertaker in China has trended on social media thanks to the stark contrast between her good looks and her job of dealing with the dead. Pan Meili, in her 30s, has been embalming bodies for 15 years since she graduated from the Changsha Social Work College. She majored in funeral services. Pan works at a funeral service franchise in Qingdao, eastern Shandong province, and has served 15,000 families so far, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported. She attracted public attention after she...

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2 w. ago China undertaker criticised for disrespecting the dead for wearing make

China undertaker criticised for disrespecting the dead for wearing make-up at work  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Long queue of customers at China snack stall to support owner, whose dead son leaves 3 kids behind

Business boomed at a street snack stall in China in a touching show of support for its owner whose son had died from cancer, leaving the man with three small children to look after. Video clips of long queues in front of a tanghulu stall near the Shandong Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, in eastern China’s Shandong province, went viral online. People came to support the stall owner, surnamed Tian, whose 36-year-old son died from liver cancer this month. Tian junior was diagnosed...

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3 w. ago Long queues at China snack stall to support owner, whose dead son leaves 3 kids

Long queues at China snack stall to support owner, whose dead son leaves 3 kids  South China Morning Post

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