East Asia
BEIJING - Walking into Ruowen Pet Spa is like entering a doggie Halloween costume contest.
BEIJING - China's latest must-have luxury for the ultra-rich, to go with mansions and sports cars, is a large, slobbery dog with massive amounts of hair best known for herding sheep in Tibet.
TOKYO - The Japanese town chronicled in the award-winning film "The Cove" for its annual dolphin hunt that turns coastal waters red with blood has suspended killing the animals - at least for this week's catch - following an international outcry.