Hundreds of chefs took part in the grim festival at Food Festival House on Ryomyong Stree, Pyongyang, despite the public's ...

North Korea has held a national dog meat cooking competition in Pyongyang this week, state media revealed, with around 200 ...

As the first day of the hottest period of summer (July 20) approaches, demand for dog meat is surging in North Korea.

Dog meat has long been consumed in certain parts of China, particularly in southern provinces such as Guangxi, Guangdong, and Yunnan. The most well-known example is the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, held ...

North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyongyang to elevate culinary standards for the red meat, state media has reported, touting it as a traditional source of energy for the summer season.

South Korea's dog meat ban leaves over 5 lakh dogs and farmers in limbo As Seoul plans to outlaw a centuries-old practice by 2027, dogs bred for slaughter and farmers who depended on the trade now ...

Rehoming them, however, has proven challenging. Since weight equals profit in the dog meat industry, farms tend to favour larger breeds. But in South Korea's highly urbanised society, where many ...

Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, isn't explicitly prohibited or legalized in South Korea. But more and more people want it banned.

South Korea has announced plans to compensate farmers and others in the country's dwindling dog meat industry before a formal ban goes effect in 2027.