South Korea's new President Kim Dae-jung, accompanied by his wife Lee Hee-ho, receives flowers from Korean children as they leave their residence in Ilsan, north of Seoul prior to an inauguration ceremony in the South Korean capital February 25. The inauguration of Kim will emphasise the theme of reconciliation in the first transition of power to the opposition in a half-century of modern Korean history, the government has said.

KOREA INAUGURATION