Princess Yuriko, oldest member of Japan’s imperial family, dies at 101

Princess Yuriko, the widow of Prince Mikasa and the oldest member of Japan’s imperial family, died at the age of 101 on Friday at St. Luke’s...

South Korean actor Song Jae-lim found dead at 39

South Korean actor Song Jae-lim, known for his role in “Moon Embracing the Sun” and the reality show “We Got Married,” was found dead at his...

Korean American teen dies following alleged assault in LA’s K-town

Los Angeles police are investigating the death of 19-year-old Joon Hee Han, who succumbed to a head injury after allegedly being assaulted i...

‘Succulent Chinese meal’ man dead at 82

Jack Karlson, the Australian man behind the viral “democracy manifest” clip, died at 82 on Wednesday after a battle with prostate cancer and...

Nobel-winning Chinese American physicist Tsung Dao Lee dies at 97

Tsung Dao Lee, who became the second youngest person to win a Nobel Prize in 1957 for overturning the law of conservation of parity, died on...

South Korean singer Park Bo Ram dies at 30

South Korean singer-songwriter Park Bo Ram has died at the age of 30.   Key points: ...

Austin authorities say investigation into Angela Chao’s ‘unfortunate accident’ is unchanged

Authorities in Austin, Texas, have stated that they still consider the death of U.S.-based shipping company Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao t...

South Korean filmmakers call for probe into ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun’s death

In the wake of “Parasite” actor Lee Sun-Kyun’s suicide in late December, the Association of Solidarity Among Cultural Artists is calli...

Canada’s first South Asian physician Gurdev Singh Gill dies at 92

Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill, Canada’s first South Asian physician, has died at the age of 92 in Canada’s westernmost province, British...

‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun dies at age 48

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, known for his role in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” has died at age 48. Cause of death: Le...

Filipino veteran actor Ronaldo Valdez dies at 76

Filipino veteran film and TV actor Ronaldo Valdez has died at the age of 76, his family and the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) confirmed...

China hails ‘good old friend’ Henry Kissinger, who visited country over 100 times

Chinese officials and state media are mourning the death of Henry Kissinger, the American diplomat known for his pivotal role in the U.S.-Ch...

Filipino social media personality Sammy Manese dies

Filipino social media personality Sammy Manese has died, his sister and a close friend confirmed. The announcement: Manese’s sister, Bea, an...

K-pop singer-songwriter Nahee dies at 24

South Korean singer-songwriter Lim Nahee, better known by her stage name Nahee, died at the age of 24 on Wednesday. Nahee’s death: No offici...

Jumper at NYC’s Mandarin Oriental hotel identified as Filipino American teen

The person who jumped off the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York City last month has been identified as 17-year-old Noah Legaspi, an aspiri...

Thousands of S. Korean teachers protest after colleague’s suicide exposes parent bullying

Thousands of teachers gathered in Seoul to protest after the suicide of a 23-year-old teacher, which they attributed to the immense pressure...

Woman sues Tesla after her husband dies trapped in Model 3 after fiery crash

She asserted that the vehicle was “unreasonably dangerous for its designed and intended purposes” ...

California mother of 9 fatally shot over Pride flag displayed at her store

A 66-year-old business owner and mother of nine was fatally shot by a man who had an issue with a Pride flag she displayed at her clothing s...

Hawaiians voice concerns about underreporting of Maui wildfire deaths

As the death toll of Maui’s wildfires have climbed to at least 99 people, Hawaiians are voicing their concerns regarding the alleged underre...

‘I think it was fake’: Lil Tay’s former manager does not believe ‘hack’ caused death hoax

“I don’t believe anything that they say about the hacking,” says Harry Tsang ...

Off-duty Garden Grove police officer killed in motorcycle crash in Anaheim

An off-duty police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Anaheim, California. What happened: Cpl. Han Cho was on his way home when the...

Sky burials explained: Why Tibetan Buddhists offer their dead to be eaten by vultures

Tibetan Buddhists have a unique funeral custom called sky burials, in which the dead are taken to a high-altitude area for vultures to consu...

Friends of vegan influencer say her death in Malaysia was due to her all-fruit diet of 7 years

A Russian vegan food influencer allegedly died in Malaysia due to starvation, according to friends who blamed her restrictive dietary choice...

French daredevil falls 68 floors to his death from Hong Kong skyscraper

French climber Remi Lucidi fell to his death while attempting to climb a residential skyscraper in Hong Kong on Thursday. About the daredevi...

Teen fatally shot in Bay Area identified as 17-year-old Indian American

Authorities recently arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of an Indian American teenager in Gilroy, California,...

6 killed in stabbing spree at kindergarten in China

Six people, including three children, were recently killed in a knife attack in China’s southeastern Guangdong province.  What happened: On ...

Asian man, 86, killed by scooter-riding gunman in NYC multiple shooting

An 86-year-old Asian man was fatally shot by a scooter-riding gunman in a shooting rampage that injured three others in Brooklyn and Queens,...

Asian woman, 63, shoved to death in San Francisco attack

An Asian senior succumbed to her injuries after being pushed to the ground by an unknown woman in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood on Mo...

Video: Girl reads story on father’s grave after having dream about him the night before

A video of a 7-year-old girl from central China’s Henan province reading a story on her father’s grave has tugged on the heartstrings of soc...

Husband of Filipino nurse who died after being coughed on pays tribute to her at inquest

The husband of a Filipino nurse who died from COVID-19 after being coughed on in South Wales, United Kingdom, paid tribute to her during a r...

Coco Lee, ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’ and ‘Mulan’ singer, dies at 48

Chinese American singer-songwriter Coco Lee has died by suicide at the age of 48, according to her sisters.  Lee’s death: Lee’s sisters, Car...

16-year-old girl fatally shot in the head by ex-boyfriend near Kentucky park

An Asian American teen was fatally shot in Owensboro, Kentucky, last week. What happened: Gaymee Paw, 16, reportedly died of a single gunsho...

Thai cave rescue hero dies of cancer at 58

Narongsak Osottanakorn, the Thai official who oversaw the dramatic cave rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach in 2018, has died at the ag...

S. Korean singer Choi Sung-bong dies of apparent suicide at 33

South Korean singer Choi Sung-bong has died at the age of 33. What happened: Choi, a pop-opera singer known for his runner-up appearance on ...

‘Snowdrop’ actress Park Soo-ryun dies at 29

“Snowdrop” actress Park Soo-ryun has died at the age of 29 after falling down a flight of stairs on Jeju Island, South Korea. The death: On ...

Chinese influencer dies after trying to lose over 200 pounds at weight loss camp

A 22-year-old Chinese influencer who went by the online pseudonym Cuihua died after attempting to lose 100 kilograms (220 pounds) at a weigh...