The ashes of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu have been brought back to Taiwan, with her family announcing that no funeral will be held in accordance with her wish for privacy.

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, best known for her role in the hit 2001 television drama Meteor Garden, has died of influenza-related pneumonia. She was 48. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Her ex-husband Wang Xiaofei has been slammed for commenting that he missed her and should have been the one who died. Read more at straitstimes.com.