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· William Yuk

Michelle Yeoh says hot dog finger scene was ‘most beautiful love story’ in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

In an interview with Variety, Michelle Yeoh shared her experiences with filming some of the most bizzare scenes in the wonderfully weird A24 film “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert (known collectively as the Daniels) managed to find ways to…

· Rebecca Moon

This traditional Japanese architecture-inspired doghouse is breathtaking — it also costs $150,000

A doghouse inspired by traditional Japanese architecture is selling for $150,000. Known as “Inudono,” the doghouse is made of Japanese hinoki wood and keyaki cypress wood along with a granite base and copper plate roofing. The doghouse is handmade by carpenters and metal…

· Carl Samson

Controversial 10-day Yulin Dog Meat Festival set to kick off amid cancellation, rescue efforts

The annual Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, is scheduled to start on June 21, marking the beginning of the summer solstice. Critics say the festival was not launched in 2009 as a cultural or historical event, but rather as a commercial gathering to help boost the…

· Rebecca Moon

Chinese man teaches his dog how to start the rice cooker while he is away in viral video

A man in China taught his pet husky how to use an electric rice cooker by remotely instructing the dog through a home surveillance system. Before going out, the man placed the rice into the electric rice cooker. After his errands took longer than expected, the man instructed his…

· Rebecca Moon

Japanese man spends $15,700 on dog costume to fulfill lifelong dream of transforming into an animal

A Japanese man spent 2 million yen (approximately $15,709) on an elaborate border collie costume to transform himself into a dog. The costume, made by a company called Zeppet, took 40 days to make. The man posted a video to his YouTube channel where he dons the realistic dog…

· Rebecca Moon

Chinese man spends $51,000 building a luxurious mansion with AC and swimming pool for his pet dogs

A dog lover in China invested 340,000 yuan (approximately $51,100) into building a luxurious estate for his pet dogs. The 33-year-old crayfish businessman, surnamed Zhou, spent three years building the mansion in Xuyi county, Jiangsu Province, in eastern China.

· Daniel Anderson

Korean rapper Giant Pink issues apology after her dog attacks and kills another dog at a park

Korean rapper Giant Pink has come forward with an apology after a dog she co-owns with her sister killed a netizen’s dog at a park near Han River. The netizen claims her dog went to greet Giant Pink’s two dogs and as it was returning back to their table, Giant Pink’s black dog…

· Rebecca Moon

TikToker rescues ‘abandoned’ Nintendogs after finding game cartridge on London train

After discovering a lost “Nintendogs” game cartridge on a London train, a TikTok user shared a series of videos detailing his journey of rescuing the “abandoned” virtual puppies. The TikTok user, @bennypvideo, shared a video last Thursday of him finding the lost game cartridge…

· Rebecca Moon

Malaysian authorities investigating driver who was filmed dragging his dog alongside his moving car

A dog in Malaysia was filmed being dragged alongside a vehicle driven by its owner. In the nine-second video clip, the dog appeared to walk abnormally while it struggled to keep up with the vehicle. The video now has over 9,000 shares and 6,000 likes since it was first uploaded…

· Ryan General

‘It’s official like a referee with a whistle’: Snoop Dogg reveals upcoming collaboration with BTS

Legendary rap artist Snoop Dogg recently revealed that he is collaborating with BTS on a project. “I’m going to let them tell you about it,” Snoop told The A.V. Club. “It’s official like a referee with a whistle. I love that entertainment world. It’s good music. It’s [a] vibe. I…

· Ryan General

Quarantined Chinese woman devastated after CCTV captures health workers beating her dog to death

A video that went viral on Weibo shows Chinese workers beating a pet Samoyed dog to death while its owner was in quarantine. Yi Zhi Xue Qiu, whose boyfriend tested positive for COVID-19, said she was not allowed to bring her pet dog with her to a quarantine facility. “We raised…

· Michelle De Pacina

‘I am his whole family’: Indian student refuses to flee war-torn Ukraine without his dog

Rishabh Kaushik, a software engineering student at Kharkiv National University in Ukraine, refuses to leave behind his rescue dog Maliboo in the war-torn country. Kaushik called out for help after the Indian embassy, the Animal Quarantine and Certification Service (AQCS) and the…

· Rebecca Moon

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson asks if ‘Putin eats dogs’ while questioning why Russian president is disliked

While discussing the Biden administration’s response to the Russia-Ukraine crisis on Tuesday’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” segment, Carlson described the ongoing situation as a "border dispute." He questioned why Russian President Vladimir Putin is hated before asking whether Putin…

· Bryan Ke

Chinese woman in strict quarantine helplessly watches her dog destroy her home through surveillance cam

A Chinese woman, identified only as Liu, had to watch her dog destroy her sofa and other belongings via surveillance camera while going through a 14-day quarantine in the city of Xi’an. “At least my dog is still healthy. It hasn't eaten anything that bad. In seven days, we can…

· Ryan General

Rap legend Snoop Dogg features Asian artists Joe Flizzow, SAAY, Yung Raja on new album

Rap legend Snoop Dogg features several Asian artists in his new album, “Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm (The Global Edition).” Groundbreaking album: Filipino American singer Malaya Watson, Singaporean rapper Yung Raja, Malaysian rapper Joe Flizzow and South Korean singer SAAY are…

· Sarah Yukiko

Vietnam’s Hoi An city pledges to phase out dog and cat meat consumption

The Vietnamese city of Hoi An will phase out dog and cat meat sale and consumption. Although other cities have discouraged eating dog and cat, Hoi An is the first to fully ban the practice. Only 6.3% of Vietnamese people still eat dog and cat meat, while 88% of the population in…

· Khier Casino

Woman’s French bulldog stolen at gunpoint by two men in Oakland

A French bulldog was stolen at gunpoint on Friday in Oakland, Calif., and police are now searching for suspects. Holiday incident: Owner Hannah Nelson, who was visiting Atlanta for Thanksgiving, said her 2-year-old French bulldog, Merlyn, was taken out for a walk by her friend…

· Bryan Ke

Man detained for 9 days by Chinese police for sharing ‘insulting’ meme of dog wearing a police hat

Chinese authorities have recently detained a man for sharing a meme considered insulting to the image of the police force. What happened: The man, who was identified by his surname Li, was summoned to a police station in Qingtongxia, a city in China’s Ningxia region, on Saturday…

· Michelle De Pacina

Chinese deliveryman rescues dog whose leash got caught in moving elevator

On Oct. 23, Newsflare shared a video of a man rescuing a dog whose leash got trapped in a moving elevator in Hubei, China. What happened: The CCTV footage first shows a small, white dog walking into the elevator by itself. When the elevator doors shut, its leash is trapped in…

· Bryan Ke

DNA linking dogs to extinct wolves suggests man’s best friend may have origins in East Asia, not Europe

Scientists may have just discovered that the Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax), which went extinct over a century ago, might be the closest relative of modern dogs after studying the genomes of nine Japanese wolves. The discovery: Joined by his colleagues, evolutionary…