Ashes of late actress Barbie Hsu have returned to Taiwan from Japan
Hsu’s family members, including her mother Huang Chun-lan; her younger sister, Taiwanese TV host Dee Hsu; and her husband, South Korean musician DJ Koo, were believed to have…
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Taiwan actress Barbie Hsu’s shocking death: What is influenza, and how can it turn deadly?
Influenza can worsen the symptoms of other chronic diseases, according to WHO.
Taiwan and China need peace given ‘multifold changes’ internationally: President Lai Ching-te
Taiwan very much welcomes talks with China on the basis of equality without preconditions and dialogue should replace confrontation, but Taiwan’s future can only be decided by…
More dramatic than fiction: 10 things to know about the late Barbie Hsu’s life
The star succumbed to influenza-related pneumonia while on vacation with her family in Japan over the recent Chinese New Year period.
Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu dies at 48 after catching influenza in Japan
Ms. Hsu leaves behind two children—a 10-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old son. She is also survived by her older sister and their mother.
South Korea estimated to have surpassed Japan, Taiwan in GDP per capita
The country’s GDP per capita in 2024 is estimated to have reached $36,024, rising by $454 or 1.28 percent on-year, according to the data from the Finance Ministry, Bank of Korea…
China may have practiced blocking U.S. forces in drill near Taiwan
In the drill, Chinese warships deployed to the east of the “first island chain,” which stretches from Japan’s Nansei Islands to the Philippines.
Singaporean couple missing after Taiwan quake in April 2024: Remains of husband found by farmer
The farmer had spotted a piece of bone in a riverbed located below an area where a landslide had occurred, and immediately reported it to the authorities. A visual assessment…
Presidents Xi and Putin discuss ties with US, Ukraine, and Taiwan
Mr Xi and Mr Putin, who spoke for an hour and 35 minutes by video call after Mr Trump was sworn in as US President, proposed a further deepening of the strategic partnership…
6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, prompts chipmaker TSMC to evacuate factories
No major damage was reported.