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By Shin Hae-in

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The volume of illegal drugs smuggled into South Korea
has increased four-fold from a year earlier, the country's customs office said
Tuesday.

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's "Missing Person," a feature debut by
director Lee Seo, received an artistic achievement nod by the 50th Thessaloniki

ADEN, Nov. 24 (Saba) - A group of Yemeni
fishermen have escaped a pirate hijack attempt off Aden, the second attack in almost
a week.

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it will airlift about seven
tons of supplies this week to Cambodia as part of its pledge to help the

Jakarta, Nov. 25 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta-based ASEAN Secretariat is holding a three-day a brainstorming meeting on stakeholder engagement which started on Nov. 23, 2009.

Jakarta, Nov. 25 (ANTARA) - Greenpeace activists forced a pulp mill owned by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) in Kampar Peninsula, Riau Islands Province, to shut down on Wednesday.

Lebak, Nov. 25 (ANTARA) - Floods have inundated thousands of houses and rice fields with the water reaching a height of up to two meters in two sub districts, Lebak District, Banten Province.

Bengkulu, Nov 25 (ANTARA) - The number of elephants existing in Bengkulu province, Sumatra, has been reduced from 225 to 150, a conservationist said.

ASHGABAT, November 25 (Itar-Tass) - Commonwealth of Independent
States' (CIS) exhibition, scientific conference and business forum of