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Still, a dog's life is subject to cultural differences. What is adorable in Pasadena might be pronounced delicious in Pyongyang. Whether a cat ends up in a lap or a wok is a matter of local custom. There are moments when Serpell seems to harbor a hidden vegetarian agenda. His descriptions of the insensitive technology of pig farming and "porcine stress syndrome" take the fun out of a ham sandwich. Yet In the Company of Animals is not intended to change our habits but to open our minds. Historians, psychologists, sociologists and Lady Beaverbrook may resent Serpell's romp...
...fled from financial troubles. Shin apparently had not made a film since 1975. Years passed with no word of the pair's whereabouts. Then, in 1984, Shin and Choi showed up in Yugoslavia, claiming that they had voluntarily defected to North Korea. The South Korean government insisted that the Pyongyang regime was controlling their movements. But the couple, who produced perhaps as many as six films in North Korea, were apparently free to travel across Europe with incomes of $3 million a year...
...intransigence on Chun's part, however, is equally certain to foment national divisions and put the country at risk. As he looks toward Manila and Pyongyang, perhaps he can see that compromise rather than conflict holds out the hope of a happier outcome...
Some skeptics thought both governments were bluffing: that the North did not expect the offer to be accepted and that the South did not expect the aid to be delivered. But there were signs that the government in Pyongyang really may be trying to improve its relations with Seoul, even if only slightly. The North Koreans are still trying to undo the damage caused by their involvement in the bomb blast in Burma last year that killed 17 visiting South Koreans, many of them top officials, but missed the most obvious target, South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan. Overlooking such...
Another hotspot. North Korea, was also discussed. Zhao alerted Reagan to that country's willingness to hold three-way unification talks with South Korea and the U.S. hours before the Pyongyang government made the offer public. Secretary of State George Shultz and Reagan urged China to participate in such talks, a request Zhao agreed to consider...