photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
A South Korean solider looks at a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, at a Korean War exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 27, 2010.
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
South Korean conservative activists with a portrait of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, left, and his son Kim Jong Un shout slogans before releasing balloons with some leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally held in protest against last Tuesday's North Korean bombardment on a South Korean border island, at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
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photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
A South Korean man looks at photos showing a North Korean child suffering from famine during a rally against North Koreans' famine and human rights violation in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon
South Korean man wearing headgear with the Korean reading "Withdrawal" and other protesters with candles participate in an anti war rally demanding the safe return of kidnapped South Koreans in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of South Korean tro
photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub
A korean sign in Cagayan de Oro City - More and more immigrant koreans invade the city
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
A South Korean man reads a newspaper reporting a South Korean tourist was shot dead by a North Korean soldier at a mountain resort in North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2008. A North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at the mountain resort in the communist nation, prompting the South to suspend the high-profile tourism program just as its new president sought to rekindle strained ties between the divided count
photo: AP /Ahn Young-joon
A South Korean protester reads a leaflet showing kidnapped South Koreans and a portrait of Bae Hyung-kyu, a hostage who was killed, during a rally demanding the safe return of South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of South Korean troo
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
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photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
Korean Wine - Japanese Sake - Variety of Chinese, Korean and Japanese wine - Chinese porcelain wnhires
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
South Korean conservative activists shout slogans as they hold a defaced North Korean flag, along with a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and what protesters say is a portrait of his son Kim Jong Un during a rally demanding the North return a South Korean fishing boat
photo: AP / South Korea Navy via Yonhap
This undated photo released by the South Korea Navy on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 shows a South Korean Navy patrol boat, the same type of South Korean boats that involved in a naval clash with a North Korean ship, engage in an exercise in the West Sea, South Korea. The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said.
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
Former North Korean defectors burn a North Korean flag during a rally denouncing last Tuesday's bombardment on a South Korean border island, in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. South Korea's president on Monday took responsibility for failing to protect his citizens from a deadly North Korean artillery attack last week, vowing tough consequences for any future aggression and expressing outrage over the "ruthlessness of the North Korean regime."
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
A South Korean woman reads a newspaper reporting a South Korean tourist was shot dead by a North Korean soldier at a mountain resort in North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2008.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
A North Korean soldier looks at a South Korean soldier at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010.
photo: AP / David Guttenfelder
A South Korean man carries a national flag and a Korean peninsula reunification flag as he marches with fellow protesters in downtown Seoul on Sunday, June 15, 2008 to demonstrate against U.S. beef imports and its handling by the South Korean government
photo: (AP Photo / Ahn Young-joon)
A South Korean soldier looks at a North Korean flag at the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War,
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
INDIA-KOREAN-CYCLE-TRAVELERIndia a korean cycle traveler at Burdwan in Eastern India ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
INDIA-KOREAN-CYCLE-TRAVELERIndia a korean cycle traveler at Burdwan in Eastern India ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
South Korean conservative activists with defaced North Korean flags stage a rally to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 25, 2010.
photo: AP/ Lee Jin-man
A former South Korean intelligence agent wearing North Korean military uniform stands next to a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as he says he wants to go to North Korea to destroy the North´s nuclear weapon during an anti-North Korean ra
photo: AP / Korea Pool
South Korean Unification Minister Hyun In-taek, right, talks with North Korean spy chief Kim Yang Gon, who also handles inter-Korean affairs, during their meeting at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009.
photo: AP Photo/ Korea Pool via Yonhap
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, front left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, front right, inspect honor guard at welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President
photo: AP/ Korea Pool via Yonhap
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, inspect honor guard together in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Pyongyang
photo: AP Photo/ Korea Pool via Yonhap
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, right, is guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, at welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Pyongya
photo: AP / Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service
In this undated photo released by (north) Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo Sunday, November 2, 2008, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, wearing glasses, watches a soccer game between teams of the (north) Korean People's Army.
photo: AP/Korea Pool via Yonhap
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, center right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center left, inspect honor guard together in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyu
photo: AP / Yonhap, Ha Sa-hun
South Korean protesters tear a North Korean flag with knives during a rally denouncing Tuesday's North Korean bombardment on a South Korean border island, in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. The United States and South Korea are pushing ahead with joint military drills Sunday even as North Korea calls the exercises an "unpardonable provocation" that drive the Koreas closer toward war.
photo: AP / Presidential House
In this photo released by the South Korean presidential house, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, shakes hands with North Korean chief delegate Kim Ki Nam during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.
photo: AP / Korea Pool
South Korean marines carry a portrait and casket containing the remains of Sgt. Seo Jeong-woo, a South Korean marine killed in Tuesday's North Korean bombardment, during a funeral service at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010.