Freelance journalist back in Vancouver, former Senior Reporter at @SCMPnews and co-host of award-winning podcast Eat Drink Asia in Hong Kong. Ex-@cbcvancouver
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Wu Chi-wai has been released from prison after serving almost four and a half years for his conviction in the city's largest national security case.
🔗 In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/06/30/ho…
ALT Wu Chi-wai
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REPORTER: You mentioned that, staying on as Fed governor, you intend to keep a low profile. Could you give us a little more detail on what that looks like?
JEROME POWELL: *ducks down*
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VIDEO: A worn-out Pikachu plushie, tired teddy bear or stained stuffed animal can all get a new lease of life at a Japanese laundry service, making beloved toys squeaky clean again. Business is booming at Cleaning Yonmarusan, a regional chain in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo, with customers coming from all over the world for the service.
Glad the food was not wasted!
Save the Whitecaps from relocation - Sign the Petition! c.org/vx9bxXsnH9 via @CdnChange
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Watch this Air Canada captain’s announcement before takeoff: ‘We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of those involved in yesterday’s LaGuardia incident. This is a difficult time for Air Canada. Thank you for your support, and we kindly ask that you do not ask the crew any questions about this event.’ Passengers were completely attentive during the safety demo.
Smart balance of empathy, privacy for the crew, and normal operations.
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A tale of two billionaires. Jeff Bezos was at fashion week in Europe while he pulled a let-them-eat-cake firing of 30% of Washington Post journalists. Jimmy Lai stood by his newsroom and he will now likely die in a Hong Kong prison. Tell everyone you know about Jimmy Lai.
The Year of the Horse arrives on February 17! Here are some auspicious dishes you should eat for a lucky and prosperous year ahead.
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Students moving in this semester can shop what last semester’s students left behind — for free — at New York University’s Swap Shop, keeping items in circulation and cutting down on waste.
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The Democratic Party, Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party, voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city ‘s once-diverse political landscape. apnews.com/article/hong-kong…
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#BREAKING : Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of all three charges in his national security trial.
He faced two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, and one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications.
ALT File photo: In this picture taken on June 16, 2020, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 72, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong. A Hong Kong court will issue a verdict on December 15, 2025 in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case widely criticised as a sign of erosion of political freedoms in the Chinese city. (Anthony Wallace / AFP)
To Canadians, maple syrup goes with almost everything
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Climb Mount Everest vicariously through this documentary open.substack.com/pub/bernun… @everest_dark @VIFFest
Filmmaker Hao Zhou gives an unflinching look at life inside a factory in China. open.substack.com/pub/bernun…
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VIFF 2025: Factory documents human cost of globalization in a Chinese manufacturing plant. @VIFFest. Learn more about this unusual film @PancouverMedia: pancouver.ca/viff-2025-facto…
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Vanya Filipovic of Mon Lapin in Montreal wins the North America's Best Sommelier Award 2025. #NorthAmericas50Best #50BestRestaurants
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Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment has died at the age of 91 reut.rs/48LrsLP
The Hong Kong roots behind one of San Francisco’s hottest new restaurants
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