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News
Angela Lee pleads for ‘conspiracy theories’ about sister Victoria’s death to stop
ONE Championship MMA star Angela Lee is asking fans, media and Instagram commenters to stop circulating “conspiracy theories” re...
Bryan Ke
Entertainment
Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, celebrated Chinese chef dubbed the ‘Cantonese Julia Child,’ dies at 85
Celebrated Chinese chef and cookbook author Eileen Yin-Fei Lo has died at 85. Lo died in her Montclair, New Jersey, home on Nov. 13, 2022. H...
Iris Jung
Crime
11th person dies in Monterey Park mass shooting as victims identified
Before you read: Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound Ex-wife of Monterey Park mass shooting suspect sp...
Carl Samson
‘Vincenzo,’ ‘Weak Hero Class 1’ actor Na Chul dies at 36
South Korean actor Na Chul died in a hospital over the weekend at the age of 36, according to local reports. Na, whose health had taken a tu...
China
COVID is being omitted from Chinese death certificates, relatives of patients say
Before you read: Videos show bodies in China being burned on the streets as crematoriums fill up due to COVID surge CCTV captures moment Chi...
Ryan General
10-year-old boy stuck in deep pit in Vietnam declared dead
Before you read: 10-year-old boy trapped in pit in Vietnam no longer responding to rescuers Ly Hao Nam, the 10-year-old who fell 115 feet i...
Ines Shin
Bay Area
4 homeless men die in California’s Santa Clara County in one day
Four homeless men died on Tuesday in California’s Santa Clara County as temperatures continue to hit freezing point. Three of the deceased h...
3 parents dead after falling through frozen Arizona lake
Three parents recently died after falling through frozen ice at Woods Canyon Lake in Arizona. Narayana Muddana and Haritha Muddana, the pare...
Michelle De Pacina
Tourist dies while taking a selfie on Thailand’s ‘death railway’
An Irish tourist who was born in New Zealand died while trying to take a selfie on Thailand’s “death railway.” Patrick Ward, 45, fell to his...
South Korean man dies due to ‘brain-eating amoeba’
A South Korean man died last week after being infected with “brain-eating amoeba.” Following a four-month stay in Thailand, the man, who wa...
Isa Peralta
TW
Malaysian crocodile kills 1-year-old boy, injures father attempting rescue
A 1-year-old boy was snatched and eaten alive by a crocodile while fishing with his father in Sabah, Malaysia, on Thursday. In a video cir...
Chinese social media users reminisce bygone era as former President Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died on Wednesday in Shanghai due to leukemia and multiple organ failure. Jiang, who rose to power a...
Chinese woman sealed in during lockdown dies after pleas ignored
The Hohhot government in northern China’s Inner Mongolia confirmed that a woman died inside a community complex on Friday. The community b...
Father says 3-year-old son died due to China’s zero-COVID policy
Tuo Shilei, 32, has blamed China’s strict zero-COVID policy for the death of his 3-year-old son Wenxuan in the city of Lanzhou in China’s G...
Feature
Koreans boycott Paris Baguette for mishandling death of 23-year-old employee found in mixing machine
On Oct. 14, a 23-year-old employee was operating a sauce mixing machine alone at the Paris Baguette’s factory in Gyeonggi province, South K...
Former Los Angeles Times editor Henry Fuhrmann dies at age 65
Henry Fuhrmann, former editor of the Los Angeles Times famous for fighting for grammatical equity, died on Wednesday. He was 65. Fuhrmann ...
William Yuk
Chicago
Asian man fatally struck by unlicensed driver who ran stop sign in Chicago
Fengan Yan, 55, was struck to death by an SUV that ran a four-way stop sign in Chicago’s Near South Side on Saturday afternoon. Yan, who w...
South Korean actor Yoo Joo-eun leaves heartbreaking note before her death at age 27
South Korean actor Yoo Joo-eun died at the age of 27 on Monday. The “Joseon Survival Period” star’s older brother broke the news of her de...
Filipino veteran, 60, dies after being assaulted, robbed while bringing in groceries to his Baltimore home
Victor Malabayabas, a 60-year-old Filipino veteran, died from his injuries following an unarmed robbery in Baltimore, Maryland, on Aug. 20....
Chilling video captures boy drowning to death in packed public pool in China as no one notices
A video has emerged online showing an 8-year-old boy drowning inside a packed swimming facility in the Chinese city of Lianyuan on Aug. 14....
Monk fight leads to death in Thailand
A fight between two monks at the Wat Mai Thong Chai Temple in Thailand led to the death of 64-year-old monk Kumart Absuwan on Tuesday after...
P Nation issues statement after construction worker dies while dismantling Psy concert stage
Psy’s label P Nation issued a statement yesterday offering their condolences and compensation after a construction worker fell and died whi...
Daniel Anderson
Hong Kong
Man falls to his death while trying to retrieve AirPods outside his window in Hong Kong
A 26-year-old man, only identified as Fan, was declared dead on Tuesday after reportedly falling from his apartment building in Sai Wan, Ho...
New York
Bangladeshi student pushed to her death in front of oncoming New York City subway
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with input from the New York Police Department. Zinat Hossain was 23, not 24. A Banglades...
Culture
Thai man cremates his wife’s body after keeping it in his home for 21 years
Chan Chanwatcharakarn, a 72-year-old retired military officer, had his wife’s body cremated on Saturday after having kept it in a coffin in...
California sheriff’s office recruit killed in freeway shooting a month before graduation
David V. Nguyen was fatally shot while driving down an Oakland freeway on Tuesday afternoon. The 28-year-old was about to graduate next mo...
Film & TV
‘Snowdrop’ actress Kim Mi-soo dies at 29
Korean drama “Snowdrop” actress Kim Mi-soo died this week at 29 years old. Her funeral will be held at a private service in the Nowon Dist...
Viral
Woman in China believed to be ‘oldest living person’ dies at the age of 134
Ethnic Uyghur senior citizen Almihan Seyiti, allegedly born in 1886, passed away last week at the age of 135. The supercentenarian: Seyiti,...
‘Dragon Ball’ series narrator, anime voice actor Jouji Yanami dies at 90
Joji Yanami, a voice actor who gave life to many memorable characters, including the narrator of Akira Toriyama’s “Dragon Ball” anime ...
Report: University of Chicago sees rise in anti-Black sentiment after murder of Asian student
An increase in anti-Black sentiment has reportedly been observed at the University of Chicago after the fatal shooting of a Chinese internat...
Education
Michigan State University suspends fraternity after Vietnamese American student’s death
Michigan State University (MSU) and the Pi Alpha Phi national organization have suspended the university’s fraternity chapter after alcohol ...
Jiselle Lee
Authorities investigate Filipino American UNLV student’s death following charity boxing event
Police have launched an investigation into the death of Nathan Valencia, a junior at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) who succumbe...
Filipina believed to be the oldest person in the world passes away at the age of 124
The last surviving person born in the 19th century, Francisca Susano, passed away this month at the age of 124. Lola Iska: Susano, who was a...
‘You don’t go to a concert to die’: South Asian Americans among the dead at Astroworld disaster
Pakistani American Danish Baig and Indian American Bharati Shahani are two of the 10 concertgoers who have been confirmed dead due to Travis...
Myra Khan
Malaysian single mother of 9 inconsolable in video after being sentenced to death for drug possession
A video showing a single mother of nine crying inconsolably and pleading for help after being sentenced to death for drug-related charges ha...
Filipina nurse dies after being shoved to the ground by mentally ill man in NYC
In New York City, a homeless man reported to be mentally disturbed has been charged over the death of a Filipina nurse over the weekend. Wha...