HK media mogul Run Run Shaw dies at 106

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong media mogul Run Run Shaw, who created an empire in Asia spanning movies to television, died yesterday at the age of 106, his company said.

Mr Shaw died peacefully at his home in Hong Kong, surrounded by his family, his company, Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) , said in a statement.

One of Hong Kong cinema's defining figures, Mr Shaw popularised Chinese kung fu films in the West and helped turn the former British colony into a "Hollywood East" over an 80-year career.