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Putin: U.S. focus on N. Korea is ‘camouflage’ Russian President Vladimir Putin said the U.S. focus on Iran and North Korea’s nuclear programs is a smoke screen for building up missile defenses around nuclear powers like Russia.  Visit NK News for more N. Korean ‘abduction manual’ leaked: Tokyo Shimbun Japan’s Tokyo Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday reported their findings on a North Korean internal document written in the late 1990s to educate North Korean agents on how to abduct foreign targets.  Visit NK News for more Abductions negotiations keep the pressure on N. Korea - Expert Survey In part 18 of a new NK News expert interview series, Japanese experts suggested that, even if Abe can’t fulfill his promise outright, keeping the issue alive serves both to keep North Korea talking to Tokyo and keep the pressure on them over these abductions. Visit NK News for more N.Korea’s evolving science technology policy: report​ North Korea’s emphasis on science and technology is becoming a matter of national emphasis, replacing “strong and prosperous country” with “knowledge economy,” which not only fits with the global trend but is also less likely to fail. Visit NK News for more Will multiculturalism prepare S.Korea for unification?, By Michael Hill Michael Hill interviewed Lonnie Edge, assistant professor and the Hankuk University for Foreign Studies and as managing editor of the North Korea Review. Visit NK News for more

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N. Korea's burgeoning market economy to help warm inter-Korean ties (Yonhap News)
Growth in marketplaces in North Korea can serve as a catalyst for improving frayed inter-Korean ties as they will prod the North into carrying out reform.

Religion believers from DPRK, South Korea meet (Xinhua)
Religious people from the two Koreas met Monday and Tuesday in the DPRK in an effort to promote unity and reunification, said the official KCNA news agency.

Bad history teaching threatens children's souls: S Korea President (Asia One)
President Park Geun-hye spoke up about her administration's reintroduction of state history textbooks, saying inaction threatened the "souls" of young Koreans.

China: 'Bad idea' for UN council for discuss North Korea rights (Reuters)
China said on Tuesday it would be a "bad idea" for the United Nations Security Council to revive discussions on human rights in North Korea.

Amb. Sung Kim: U.S. 'happy to meet' with N. Korea 'anytime, anywhere' (Yonhap News)
The United States would be happy to meet with North Korea "anytime, anywhere" if the communist nation is ready to talk about giving up its nuclear program.