French President Jacques Chirac greets South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ho-young (R) upon his arrival at the International Conference for Support to Lebanon in Paris January 25, 2007. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ho-young gives a briefing to the media about South Koreans kidnapped by militants in Bayelsa state in Nigeria, at the main office of South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul January 11, 2007. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA) 

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ho-young gives a briefing to the media about South Koreans kidnapped by militants in Bayelsa state in Nigeria, at the main office of South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul January 11, 2007. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA) 

South Korean pop singer Rain (L) and Korean Air's president of Passenger Business Kim Young-ho look at a model aircraft with Rain's image imprinted on the exterior at a sponsorship signing ceremony in Inchon, west of Seoul January 8, 2007. Rain will perform 35 concerts in 17 cities in 12 different countries, including Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Singapore, Japan and the United States during the World Tour Concert to promote his fourth album. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA) 

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People Committee Le Hoang Quang watch dancers from the Kim Quy Dance School perform during a visit to the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum November 20, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Young (VIETNAM) 

U.S. President George W. Bush meets children from the Kim Quy Dance School during a visit to the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum November 20, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Young (VIETNAM) 

The South Korea soccer team poses for a group photo before their Asian Cup 2007 qualification soccer match against Iran in Tehran November 15, 2006. (Bottom L - R) Lee Chun Soo, Choi Sung Kuk, Cho Won Hee, Kim Chi Woo, Kim Jin Kyu. (Top L - R) Kim Young Kwang, Jung Jo Gook, Lee Ho, Kim Dong Jin, Kim Jung Woo, Kim Dong Hun. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

South Korean Kim Young-sik (L), a lookalike of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, poses with Jeong Il-sung, a lookalike of the North's late leader Kim Il-sung, during an interview in Seoul November 9, 2006. Lookalikes of North Korean leaders have attracted the media's attention since the historic inter-Korean summit in June 2000. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

South Korean Kim Young-sik, a lookalike of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, poses during an interview in Seoul November 9, 2006. Lookalikes of North Korean leaders have attracted the media's attention since the historic inter-Korean summit in June 2000. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

South Korean Kim Young-sik, a lookalike of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, poses during an interview in Seoul November 9, 2006. Lookalikes of North Korean leaders have attracted the media's attention since the historic inter-Korean summit in June 2000. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

Syrian Al-Karama's Mohanad Ibrahim (C) challenges South Korean Jeonbuk Motors' Kim Young-sun (L) during the first half of their first leg of the AFC Champions League final at the World Cup stadium in Chonju November 1, 2006. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

Kim Bong-soon (L), wife of Choi Young-hoon who has been prisoned in China, chants slogans at a protest demanding the release of Choi, in front of the Chinese embassy in Seoul, September 9, 2006. Choi was arrested by Chinese authorities in January 2003 on the suspicion of backing North Korean defectors. The sign reads "Government investigate into violation of human rights of Choi Young-hoon". REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

Kim Young-ja, elder sister of Kim Young-nam (not in photo), a South Korean abducted by North Korean agents in 1978 and who has been living in the North since, speaks to reporters at a news conference in Chonju, about 240 km (149 miles) south of Seoul, July 2, 2006. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

Kim Young-ja (R), elder sister of Kim Young-nam, a South Korean abducted by North Korean agents in 1978 and who has been living in the North since, speaks to reporters as Choi Sung-yong, president of people representing families abducted by the North, participates in a news conference in Chonju, about 240 km (149 miles) south of Seoul, July 2, 2006. The group of people representing families abducted by the North, urged on Sunday that North Korea repatriate Kim Young-nam to the South without delay. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

The South Korea team pose before their Group G World Cup 2006 soccer match against [Switzerland] in Hanover June 23, 2006. Top row (L-R): Lee Woon-jae, Choi Jin-cheul, Kim Dong-jin, Lee Ho, Kim Nam-il, Cho Jae-jin. Bottom row (L-R): Lee Chun-soo, Park Ji-sung, Kim Jin-kyu, Lee Young-pyo, Park Chu-young.
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The South Korea team pose before their Group G World Cup 2006 soccer match against Switzerland in Hanover June 23, 2006. Top row (L-R): Lee Woon-jae, Choi Jin-cheul, Kim Dong-jin, Lee Ho, Kim Nam-il, Cho Jae-jin. Bottom row (L-R): Lee Chun-soo, Park Ji-sung, Kim Jin-kyu, Lee Young-pyo, Park Chu-young. FIFA RESTRICTION - NO MOBILE USE REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (GERMANY) 

South Korea's players pose for a team photo before their Group G World Cup 2006 soccer match against [France] in Leipzig June 18, 2006. Front row from left: Lee Chun-soo, Park Ji-sung, Lee Eul-yong, Lee Young-pyo, and Kim Nam-il. Back row from left: Lee Woon-jae, Choi Jin-cheul, Kim Young-chul, Kim Dong-jin, Lee Ho, and Cho Jae-jin.
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South Korea's players pose for a team photo before their Group G World Cup 2006 soccer match against France in Leipzig June 18, 2006. Front row from left: Lee Chun-soo, Park Ji-sung, Lee Eul-yong, Lee Young-pyo, and Kim Nam-il. Back row from left: Lee Woon-jae, Choi Jin-cheul, Kim Young-chul, Kim Dong-jin, Lee Ho, and Cho Jae-jin. FIFA RESTRICTION - NO MOBILE USE REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (GERMANY) 

South Korea's Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok (2nd L), chief of the North Korean government delegation Kim Young-dae (2nd R partially obscured), South Korea's head of the South's civilian delegation Paik Nak-chung (C) and Paik's North Korean counterpart An Kyong-ho (R) arrive for the the closing ceremony of the sixth anniversary of a historic inter-Korean summit in Kwangju, south of Seoul, June 16, 2006. REUTERS/Lee Jin-man/Pool 

South Korea's Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok (R), chief of the North Korean government delegation Kim Young-dae (2nd R), South Korea's head of the South's civilian delegation Paik Nak-chung (2nd L) and Paik's North Korean counterpart An Kyong-ho attend the closing ceremony of the sixth anniversary of a historic inter-Korean summit in Kwangju, south of Seoul, June 16, 2006. REUTERS/Lee Jin-man/Pool 

The South Korea team poses for a photo before their Group G World Cup 2006 soccer match against [Togo] in Frankfurt June 13, 2006. Team members are (Front row L-R) Park Ji-sung, Lee Eul-yong, Song Chong-gug, Lee Young-pyo and Lee Chun-soo. In the back row are (L-R) Cho Jae-jin, Kim Young-chul, Lee Ho, Choi Jin-cheul, Kim Jin-kyu and goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae.
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The South Korea team poses for a photo before their Group G World Cup 2006 soccer match against Togo in Frankfurt June 13, 2006. Team members are (Front row L-R) Park Ji-sung, Lee Eul-yong, Song Chong-gug, Lee Young-pyo and Lee Chun-soo. In the back row are (L-R) Cho Jae-jin, Kim Young-chul, Lee Ho, Choi Jin-cheul, Kim Jin-kyu and goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae. FIFA RESTRICTION - NO MOBILE USE REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (GERMANY) 

Kim Hee-dong (C), an employee at Daewoo Construction and one of the five South Koreans taken hostage in Nigeria, is greeted by his father Kim Kwang-hwan (L) and mother Kang Young-ja upon his arrival at an airport in Inchon, west of Seoul June 11, 2006. Five South Korean gas workers taken hostage in Nigeria were freed in good [health] on Thursday after a plea by the jailed militant leader in whose name they were abducted 40 hours earlier. 

Kim Hee-dong (C), an employee at Daewoo Construction and one of the five South Koreans taken hostage in Nigeria, is greeted by his father Kim Kwang-hwan (L) and mother Kang Young-ja upon his arrival at an airport in Inchon, west of Seoul June 11, 2006. Five South Korean gas workers taken hostage in Nigeria were freed in good health on Thursday after a plea by the jailed militant leader in whose name they were abducted 40 hours earlier. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

The South Korean team pose for photographers before their international friendly soccer match against [Ghana] at Easter Road stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland June 4, 2006. Pictured are: (Back Row L-R) Lee Eul-yong, Ahn Jung-hwan, Kim Jin-kyu, Kim Young-chul, Lee Ho and Lee Woon-jae. (Front Row L-R) Park Ji-sung, Lee Chun-soo, Park Chu-young, Song Chong-gug and Lee Young-pyo. 

The South Korean team pose for photographers before their international friendly soccer match against Ghana at Easter Road stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland June 4, 2006. Pictured are: (Back Row L-R) Lee Eul-yong, Ahn Jung-hwan, Kim Jin-kyu, Kim Young-chul, Lee Ho and Lee Woon-jae. (Front Row L-R) Park Ji-sung, Lee Chun-soo, Park Chu-young, Song Chong-gug and Lee Young-pyo. WORLD CUP 2006 PREVIEW REUTERS/Nigel Roddis (BRITAIN) 

Kim Min-sok, a badly burned victim of the Korean Air Lines Flight 801 crash, is wheeled to his room by a hospital attendant while his brother and mother accompany him in a Seoul hospital August 9, 1997. Korean Air Lines is defending itself against a U.S. news report blaming the deadly crash on pilot error, saying such conclusions were too hasty. pb/Photo by Lee Young-ho REUTERS 

South Korean President Kim Young-sam walks past memorial altars erected for the victims of the fatal Korean Air Lines Flight 801 crash in Seoul August 13, 1997. A total of ten sets of remains were returned on Wednesday morning, the first to be flown back to Korea. Of the 254 people on board the ill-fated Flight 801, only 28 survived the crash. Photo by Lee Young-ho REUTERS 

Shigeru Yokota (R), the father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, shakes hands with Choi Gye-wol, the mother of South Korean Kim Young-nam who was abducted to North Korea, as they leave Seoul May 17, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (L), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, poses with Park Geun-hye, the main opposition Grand National Party leader and daughter of assassinated former president Park Chung-hee, and Choi Gye-wol, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam in North Korea, in Seoul May 17, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (R), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, meets Choi Gye-wol, mother of South Korean Kim Young-nam in North Korea, in Seoul May 16, 2006. [South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea.] 

Shigeru Yokota (L), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, walks with Choi Gye-wol, mother of South Korean Kim Young-nam in North Korea, after their first meeting in Seoul May 16, 2006. [South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea.] 

Shigeru Yokota (L), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, holds the hand of Choi Gye-wol, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam, after their first meeting in Seoul May 16, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Choi Gye-wol (R), mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam, cries as she meets Shigeru Yokota, father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, at a news conference in Seoul May 16, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (C), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and Choi Gye-wol (R) , mother of South Korean Kim Young-nam in North Korea, offers a silent prayer for their abducted family in Seoul May 16, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (R), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, meets Choi Gye-wol, mother of South Korean Kim Young-nam in North Korea, in Seoul May 16, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (R), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, meets Choi Gye-wol, mother of South Korean Kim Young-nam in North Korea, in Seoul May 16, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Choi Gye-wol (L), mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam, cries as she meets Shigeru Yokota (R), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, in Seoul May 16, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (R), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, meets Choi Gye-wol, mother of South Korean Kim Young-nam, in Seoul May 16, 2006. South Korean abductee Kim is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (L), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and South Korean relatives of the abducted in North Korea, release balloons bearing messages wishing for their safe return in Seoul, May 16, 2006. The father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota arrived in Seoul on Monday to meet with the family members of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam, who is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea, local media reported. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (R), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and his son Tetsuya, release balloons bearing messages wishing for the safe return of Megumi, in Seoul, May 16, 2006. The father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota arrived in Seoul on Monday to meet with the family members of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam, who is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea, local media reported. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (R), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and South Korean Choi Woo-young (L), president of the families of the abducted and detained in North Korea , tie yellow ribbons to wish for the families' safe return in Seoul May 16, 2006. The father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota arrived in Seoul on Monday to meet with the family members of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam, who is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea, local media reported. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (2nd L), the father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and Yokota's son Tetsuya (L) adjust a microphone, before recording a broadcast to be aired to North Korea on Thursday through shortwave radio, at the freedom North Korea broadcast in Seoul May 15, 2006. The father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota arrived in Seoul on Monday to meet with the family members of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam, who is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea, local media reported. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Shigeru Yokota (R), the father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, meets with Kim Sung-min, a director of freedom North Korea broadcast, in Seoul May 15, 2006. The father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota arrived in Seoul on Monday to meet with the family members of South Korean abductee Kim Young-nam, who is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea, local media reported. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

South Korean soccer team players (L-R) front: Park Ji-sung, Park Chu-young, Cho Won-hee, Lee Ho, Lee Young-Pyo, (L-R) back: Ahn Jung-hwan, Kim Young-chul, Kim Dong-jin, Choi Jin-cheul, Seol Ki-hyeon, Lee Woon-jae November 12, 2005. WORLD CUP 2006 PREVIEW TEAM GROUPS REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Hines Ward (2nd R) of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ward's mother Kim Young-hee (R), the director of Ewha Woman's University Medical Center Yun Kyon-il (2nd L), and doctor Yoo Han-ki, pose together after Ward receives a memorial tablet at the Ewha Woman's University Dongdaemun Hospital in Seoul April 6, 2006. Yoo Han-ki was Ward's regular doctor when he was born at the hospital. The Korean-American football star who left South Korea as a toddler is in Seoul for a 10-day tour with his mother from April 3. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Hines Ward (C) of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ward's mother Kim Young-hee (R), and South Korean doctor Yoo Han-ki, pose for photographers at the Ewha Woman's University Dongdaemun Hospital in Seoul April 6, 2006. Yoo was Ward's regular doctor when he was born at the hospital. The Korean-American football star who left South Korea as a toddler is in Seoul for a 10-day tour with his mother from April 3. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Hines Ward (2nd R) of the Pittsburgh Steelers presents South Korean doctor Yoo Han-ki (2nd L) with a Steelers jersey as director of the Ewha Woman's University Medical Center Yun Kyon-il (L) and Ward's mother Kim Young-hee watch, at the Ewha Woman's University Dongdaemun Hospital in Seoul April 6, 2006. Yoo Han-ki was Ward's regular doctor when he was born at the hospital. The Korean-American football star, who left South Korea as a toddler, is in Seoul for a 10-day tour with his mother from April 3. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

Choo Gyu-ho, spokesman of South Korean Foreign Ministry, reacts a news conference about the kidnapped television correspondent Yong Tae-young in Gaza, in Seoul March 15, 2006. Foreign Ministry's statement said South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon received an urgent call from Al-kiwa Palestine Foreign Minister. Ban expressed deep regret over the kidnapping and asked for the Palestine government's support, local media reported. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Choo Gyu-ho, spokesman of the South Korean Foreign Ministry, reacts during a news conference about the kidnapped television correspondent Yong Tae-young in Gaza, in Seoul March 15, 2006. The Foreign Ministry's statement said South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon received an urgent call from Al-kiwa Palestine Foreign Minister and Ban expressed deep regret over the kidnapping and asked for the Palestine government's support, local media reported. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Angola's Edson (L), South Korea's Lee Eul-yong (C) and Kim Young-chul battle for the ball during their international friendly soccer match in Seoul March 1, 2006. South Korea defeated Angola 1-0. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young (R) reads the final joint statement with North Korea's chief delegate Kwon Ho-ung during the end of a high-level meeting in the South Korean resort island of Cheju December 16, 2005. North and South Korea hold ministerial talks this week on improving cooperation, but a row in separate multinational discussions on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programmes could overshadow the meeting. REUTERS/Kim Jae-hwan/Pool 

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young (R) reads the final joint statement with Kwon Ho-ung, the head of North Korean delegation, at the end of their meeting in Cheju Island December 16, 2005. North and South Korea found common ground on preserving Korean culture but could not reach an agreement on Thursday to hasten Pyongyang's return to multilateral negotiations on ending its nuclear programmes. REUTERS/Kim Jae-hwan/Pool 

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young (R) shakes hand with Kwon Ho-ung, the head of the North Korean delegation, before a meeting on Cheju Island December 16, 2005. North Korea pledged on Friday to implement an agreement reached in September on ending its nuclear weapons drive but made no promise to return to six-nation talks. The Stalinist country said it would cooperate actively for the peaceful resolution of the nuclear standoff, according to a joint statement issued at the end of three days of high-level talks between the two Koreas. REUTERS/Kim Jae-hwan/Pool 

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young (R) and Kwon Ho-ung, a chief cabinet councillor of North Korea and the head of the North Korean delegation for the inter-Korean ministerial talks walk during a tour after their meeting in Cheju Island, South Korea December 14, 2005. Ministers from the two Koreas started their meeting on the South Korean resort island of Cheju with an exchange of emotional comments about the pain of separation and dreams of unification. REUTERS/Kim Jae-Hwan/Pool 

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young (R) and Kwon Ho-ung, a chief cabinet councillor of North Korea and the head of the North Korean delegation for the inter-Korean ministerial talks rest during a tour as part of their meeting in Cheju Island, South Korea December 14, 2005. Ministers from the two Koreas started their meeting on the South Korean resort island of Cheju with an exchange of emotional comments about the pain of separation and dreams of unification. REUTERS/Kim Jae-hwan/Pool 

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young (R) toasts North Korean chief cabinet councillor and head of the delegation Kwon Ho-Ung (L) during the dinner hosted by South Korean Prime minister Lee Ha-Chan (C) in Cheju December 13, 2005. North Korea directed a barrage of verbal attacks at the United States as its delegation arrived here for high-level rapprochement talks with South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Jae-Hwan/Pool 

Serbia and Montenegro's Danijel Ljuboja (R) and South Korea's Kim Young-chul chase the ball at the friendly soccer match in Seoul November 16, 2005. South Korea beat Serbia and Montenegro 2-0 in a friendly on Wednesday to remain unbeaten under new coach Dick Advocaat. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho 

South Korean soccer team: ( front row L-R) Park Ji-sung, Lee-ho, Kim Jin-kyu, Kim Do-heon, Cho Won-hee, (back row L-R) Park Chu-young, Lee Dong-gook, Kim Young-chul, Kim Dong-jin, Choi Jin-cheul, Lee Woon-jae pose in Seoul October 12, 2005. 

South Korean soccer team: ( front row L-R) Park Ji-sung, Lee-ho, Kim Jin-kyu, Kim Do-heon, Cho Won-hee, (back row L-R) Park Chu-young, Lee Dong-gook, Kim Young-chul, Kim Dong-jin, Choi Jin-cheul, Lee Woon-jae pose in Seoul October 12, 2005. WORLD CUP 2006 PREVIEW TEAM GROUPS REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon