SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited several
industrial factories in a region that borders China and called for their facility

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- China is seeking to advance its military cooperation
with North Korea and hopes that their 60-year-old alliance will help secure

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.

Padang, Nov 25 (ANTARA) - Norwegian Environment Minister Erik Solheim laid the cornerstone of an Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) building in Padang, West Sumatra, on Wednesday.

Siak, Riau Province, Nov. 25 (ANTARA) - Siak Police on Wednesday detained 14 Greenpeace activists who had blocked four cranes of a pulp mill in Perawang, Siak District, Riau Province.

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By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- Twenty-two more people have died in South Korea from

Betwa Sharma
Washington, Nov 24 (PTI) Noting that human resource
development was critical to India's development, Indian Prime

By P. Vijian

JOHOR BAHARU (Malaysia), Nov 25 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian and Thai armed
forces are satisfied with the drop in crimes and illegal activities along the