Blog Tag - death

Bona Film Executive Huang Wei Dead After Apparent Suicide From Beijing's U-Town Mall
Huang Wei, vice president of Bona Film Group, passed away early on Wednesday morning at the age of 52 in an apparent suicide. Witnesses say that they...
Mandarin Monday: How to Respectfully Show Condolences in Times of Mourning
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends. There's...
New Rules Prohibit Bringing Dead Children’s Bodies to School in China
A new set of guidelines issued by Chinese authorities has highlighted the tragic and sometimes disturbing lengths parents will go to when seeking...
Chinese Celebrity Deaths Reignite Healthcare Debate
Two untimely celebrity deaths in China have reignited debates on social media about the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine as well as attitudes...
China Dream Achieved, 8-year-old American Dorian Murray Succumbs to Cancer
Dorian Murray, the eight-year-old Rhode Island boy whose dream was to become "famous in China," died Tuesday from a rare form of cancer, his family...
Cancer is Beijing's Leading Cause of Death
Cancer is Beijing's leading cause of death for the past eight years, with lung cancer and breast cancer the "most common" for men and women,...
Explosion Kills 1, Injures Eight in Beijing Residential Neighborhood
Updated August 31, 2 am: The Xinhua News Agency is now reporting that the explosion killed two, in addition to the eight people injured. One person...
Database of the Dead: Beijing Real Estate Company Establishes List of Tainted Properties
It's bad enough you were only shown flats on the 14th floor of each building last time you moved, but one Beijing real estate company can now tell...