Vietnamese tourists are unfazed about visiting Japan despite the recent death there of vacationing Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu from influenza-related pneumonia.

Yup Brings Late Wife Barbie Hsu’s Ashes Back to Taiwan The ashes of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, the late wife of Koo Jun Yup, have been brought back to Taiwan. Barbie Hsu’s family cremated her remains in Japan following her passing.

Hsu was 48 when she died of pneumonia after contracting influenza while on a trip with her family to Japan. Rumours of her death first spread online on Sunday and was eventually confirmed by her younger sister, Taiwanese entertainer Dee Hsu, on Monday morning, via the latter's manager. Her body was later cremated in Tokyo.

A leaked video of the late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu in Japan has drawn widespread attention, showing her pale and fatigued while leaning on her husband DJ Koo.

Late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who died on Feb 2 at the age of 48 due to pneumonia while on holiday in Japan, has returned home, but there will be no memorial service.

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.

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who starred in hit 2001 TV series Meteor Garden, has died from pneumonia at the age of 48.

Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept across Asia, has died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu

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.