TAIPEI--Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48. Hsu ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu.

FILE - Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu smiles during an event to promote her new movie "Future X-Cops," Monday, March 29, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File) TAIPEI, ...

FILE - Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu smiles during an event to promote her new movie "Future X-Cops," Monday, March 29, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — ...