Vietnamese tourist city pledges to phase out dog and cat meat
Authorities in Hoi An have signed a deal with animal rights group Four Paws International promising to phase out sales and consumption of cat and dog meat.
Chinese mourn passing of heroic pig that survived 2008 quake
'Zhu Jianqiang', or 'Strong Pig', shot to fame after being discovered alive after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province which left nearly 90,000 dead or missing.