BernUnitHK
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Freelance journalist now based in Vancouver, ex-South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, and ex-CBC Vancouver
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“I don’t know what will happen to us after 14 days.”
In a city where housing is at a premium and public housing waiting lists are many years long, what next for the now homeless victims of Hong Kong’s tower fire disaster?
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In a city where housing is at a premium and public housing waiting lists are many years long, what next for the now homeless victims of Hong Kong’s tower fire disaster?
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‘What will happen to us’: fire-displaced Hong Kong residents facing uncertainty
After losing their homes in the devastating Tai Po inferno, families stress that temporary housing offers little relief or assurance.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“I don’t know what will happen to us after 14 days.”
In a city where housing is at a premium and public housing waiting lists are many years long, what next for the now homeless victims of Hong Kong’s tower fire disaster?
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
In a city where housing is at a premium and public housing waiting lists are many years long, what next for the now homeless victims of Hong Kong’s tower fire disaster?
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
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China Taiping Insurance Holdings said it was the insurer of the Wang Fuk Court renovation. Bloomberg Intelligence estimates its exposure at HK$2.6 billion (US$334 million), the largest ever in Hong Kong, possibly exceeding the Kimpton Hotel fire in 2023
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Hong Kong Warned Tower Contractor of Fire Risk Days Before Blaze
Hong Kong warned renovators at a high-rise complex about fire hazards one week before the estate was wrecked by the city’s deadliest fire in decades, raising questions over whether officials did enoug...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
China Taiping Insurance Holdings said it was the insurer of the Wang Fuk Court renovation. Bloomberg Intelligence estimates its exposure at HK$2.6 billion (US$334 million), the largest ever in Hong Kong, possibly exceeding the Kimpton Hotel fire in 2023
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Breaking — 36 dead, 279 missing in Hong Kong housing estate blaze
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Breaking | 36 dead, 279 missing in Hong Kong housing estate blaze
Thirteen people killed, 33 injured with seven in critical condition as inferno ravages housing estate in Tai Po.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Breaking — 36 dead, 279 missing in Hong Kong housing estate blaze
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko... #hongkong
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko... #hongkong
😭😭😭 Live Updates: At Least 13 Are Killed as Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Apartments www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11... #hongkong
Live Updates: At Least 13 Are Killed as Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Apartments
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
😭😭😭 Live Updates: At Least 13 Are Killed as Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Apartments www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11... #hongkong
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Eight hours in, dozens of flats still blazing and another fire has broken out near Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School, located about eight minutes’ walk from Wang Fuk Court and across the Tai Po River. sc.mp/9nemc?utm_so...
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Eight hours in, dozens of flats still blazing and another fire has broken out near Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School, located about eight minutes’ walk from Wang Fuk Court and across the Tai Po River. sc.mp/9nemc?utm_so...
How cinnamon is used from cooking to baking... www.scmp.com/magazines/st...
The rich history of cinnamon, from Ceylon to Cinnabon
A spice derived from the dried inner bark of evergreen trees, cinnamon’s warmth and versatility shine in sweet and savoury dishes alike.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
How cinnamon is used from cooking to baking... www.scmp.com/magazines/st...
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
Chestnuts are a versatile ingredient that work well in savoury and sweet dishes... and are good for you too!
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How chestnuts make a nutritious addition to many dishes
In Asia, the nuts are used in soups and stews, while in Europe they appear in pasta dishes and in desserts like Mont Blanc and marron glacé.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Chestnuts are a versatile ingredient that work well in savoury and sweet dishes... and are good for you too!
www.scmp.com/magazines/st... #chestnut
www.scmp.com/magazines/st... #chestnut
‘South Park’ Takes On Trump and Wins Bigly www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
‘South Park’ Takes On Trump and Wins Bigly
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November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
‘South Park’ Takes On Trump and Wins Bigly www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
This unassuming Vancouver restaurant can prepare top Cantonese dishes open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #vancouver #chinesefood
Next Level Cantonese Dining
An ordinary-looking restaurant serving nicely executed exceptional dishes
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November 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
This unassuming Vancouver restaurant can prepare top Cantonese dishes open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #vancouver #chinesefood
Remembering when Starbucks was in the Forbidden City bernunit.substack.com/p/beijing-me... #beijing #starbucks
Beijing Memory with a Cuppa
When Starbucks made an Imperial Statement in the Forbidden City
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November 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Remembering when Starbucks was in the Forbidden City bernunit.substack.com/p/beijing-me... #beijing #starbucks
Great talking to pastry chef Chris Siu about competing in MasterChef and opening his own shop! Great story about grit and passion!
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Baker and MasterChef Canada winner Chris Siu on his ‘love for dessert’
Self-taught chef talks about overcoming doubt to open his bakery Daan Go Cake Lab and returning to win the cooking show in its seventh season.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Great talking to pastry chef Chris Siu about competing in MasterChef and opening his own shop! Great story about grit and passion!
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo... #toronto #vancouver #masterchef #cheflife
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo... #toronto #vancouver #masterchef #cheflife
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Sharon Camp, a public policy expert and advocate for women’s reproductive health who was known as the mother of Plan B, the emergency contraceptive pill, and who founded what was surely one of the world’s smallest pharmaceutical companies to bring it to market, died on Oct. 25 in Maryland.
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 83
An advocate for women’s reproductive health, she started one of the world’s smallest pharmaceutical companies to bring an emergency birth-control method to market.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sharon Camp, a public policy expert and advocate for women’s reproductive health who was known as the mother of Plan B, the emergency contraceptive pill, and who founded what was surely one of the world’s smallest pharmaceutical companies to bring it to market, died on Oct. 25 in Maryland.
If you're in Toronto November 12-15, check out this inspiring doc as part of the Architecture and Design Film Fest open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
Review: The Space Architect
A documentary remembering Constance Adams, who designed spaces for astronauts
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
If you're in Toronto November 12-15, check out this inspiring doc as part of the Architecture and Design Film Fest open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival
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November 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
Changing Lanes documents a long campaign to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists in Brooklyn, New York open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
Review: Changing Lanes
The film documents a long campaign to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists
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November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Changing Lanes documents a long campaign to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists in Brooklyn, New York open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
A Teen in Love With a Chatbot Killed Himself. Can the Chatbot Be Held Responsible? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/m...
A Teen in Love With a Chatbot Killed Himself. Can the Chatbot Be Held Responsible?
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November 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A Teen in Love With a Chatbot Killed Himself. Can the Chatbot Be Held Responsible? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/m...
How Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne made history rowing the Pacific Ocean www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
How Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne made history rowing the Pacific Ocean
It took Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne six months, plenty of snacks and sleepless nights to row from Peru to Australia
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November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
How Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne made history rowing the Pacific Ocean www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Diners with food sensitivities and miss eating cha chaan teng food can check out this cafe in Vancouver's Chinatown open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #vancouver #yvreats #chachaanteng #glutenfree
Delicious Gluten-Free Bites at Saan Saan Cafe
A re-imagined cha chaan teng for diners with food sensitivities in Vancouver
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November 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Diners with food sensitivities and miss eating cha chaan teng food can check out this cafe in Vancouver's Chinatown open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #vancouver #yvreats #chachaanteng #glutenfree
This Chinese dessert chain from Shanghai has 1,500 locations globally open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
Sweet Sips at Sweet 7
Chinese dessert chain has two locations in Vancouver
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November 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This Chinese dessert chain from Shanghai has 1,500 locations globally open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
Vancouver Chinatown's last post office, a 'lifeline' for community, facing closure www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vancouver Chinatown's last post office, a 'lifeline' for community, facing closure | CBC News
Community groups in Vancouver’s Chinatown are fighting Canada Post’s plan to close the neighbourhood’s only post office, calling it a “lifeline” for seniors, low-income residents and cultural associat...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Vancouver Chinatown's last post office, a 'lifeline' for community, facing closure www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Great talking to culinary entrepreneur Amy Poon about her passion for Chinese food despite the challenges of opening a restaurant in a heritage building in London. www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo...
Chinese restaurant owner Amy Poon gets steamy at her new London joint
With open flames banned in the 18th-century building overlooking the Thames that houses Poon’s at Somerset House, Poon had to get creative.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Great talking to culinary entrepreneur Amy Poon about her passion for Chinese food despite the challenges of opening a restaurant in a heritage building in London. www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo...