The app that checks if you are dead

Are You Dead? (Sileme in Mandarin) this week became the most downloaded paid app in the China’s history, and has put the ...

'We’re going to keep fighting for her': Friends, family continue push for justice in murder of Mercedes Vega

The brutality of the alleged crime has also left Vega’s friends fearful for their own safety, forcing them to remain ...

An app’s blunt life check adds another layer to the loneliness crisis in China

BEIJING (AP) — In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app ...
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Proving you're alive: the strange success of a Chinese app

Are You Dead? Launched in China in May 2025, it has attracted millions of users—young, working, and retired—drawn to its ...