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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (L) shakes hands with workers ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:22:53 GMT

(Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (L) shakes hands with workers during a ceremony near the Yeongsan River in Gwangju, about 330 km (205 miles) south of Seoul, November 22, 2009, to mark the start of a project to restore the river in order to prevent floods and cope with water shortages. South Korea launched an ambitious and costly project this week to transform its four major rivers as a part a plan the government says will be a model growth but environmental groups say will do far more harm than good. Picture taken November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jun Soo-Young/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak delivers a speech at a ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:20:39 GMT

(Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak delivers a speech at a ceremony to mark the start of a project to restore the Yeongsan river in order to prevent floods and cope with water shortages near the Yeongsan River in Gwangju, about 330 km (205 miles) south of Seoul, November 22, 2009. South Korea launched an ambitious and costly project this week to transform its four major rivers as a part a plan the government says will be a model growth but environmental groups say will do far more harm than good. Picture taken November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jun Soo-Young/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (L) walks with his South ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:07:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (L) walks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak for a summit meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul November 23, 2009. Wade arrived in Seoul Sunday on a four-day visit to attend a Korea-Africa forum. REUTERS/Ahn Young-joon/Pool (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS)

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (L) shakes hands with his ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:05:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (L) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak during a summit meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul November 23, 2009. Wade arrived in Seoul Sunday on a four-day visit to attend a Korea-Africa forum. REUTERS/Ahn Young-joon/Pool (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS)

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, left, shakes hands with ...

(AP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:33:51 GMT

(AP) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak during a summit meeting at the presidential house in Seoul, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Wade arrived in Seoul Sunday on a four-day visit to attend a Korea-Africa forum.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One as he leaves ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:42:05 GMT

(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One as he leaves South Korea at a US military airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, on November 19. Obama's top domestic priority, remaking US health care, cleared a major Senate hurdle but strong opposition Sunday to key parts of the proposals augured a tough battle ahead.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a rally with troops ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:01:53 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

FILE - In this May 1, 2009 file photo, Nick Reilly, GM's President ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:21 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this May 1, 2009 file photo, Nick Reilly, GM's President of International Operations and interim European chief, reacts as he listens to a question during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea. General Motors Co. said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to capacity and jobs it would seek. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, file)

US President Barack Obama, seen here boarding Air Force One ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:40 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama, seen here boarding Air Force One at the end of his maiden tour of Asia, has said a US envoy will visit North Korea early next month, as he joined South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in urging the communist state back to nuclear talks.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

US President Barack Obama (centre) alongside South Korean President ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:40 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - US President Barack Obama (centre) alongside South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has said he would send US envoy Stephen Bosworth to North Korea for direct talks on December 8, naming a date for the mission for the first time, during a visit to Seoul.(AFP/Pool/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)

US President Barack Obama, seen here at a US military airbase ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:40 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama, seen here at a US military airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, has said a US envoy will visit North Korea early next month, as he joined South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in urging the communist state back to nuclear talks.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 file photo EU Trade Commissioner ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:19:08 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 file photo EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton of Britain delivers a speech during a meeting with South Korean counterpart Kim Jong-hoon, unseen, at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea. The EU's 27 leaders were meeting Thursday Nov. 19, 2009 to try to agree on naming a first full-time president and new foreign policy chief. The EU's socialist governments have agreed to back the candidacy of the EU trade commissioner, Catherine Ashton, to become the bloc's new foreign policy chief. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, file)

U.S. President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Osan Air ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:30:25 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Osan Air Base in Seoul, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS)

US President Barack Obama, center, walks to Air Force One with ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:59:38 GMT

(AP) - US President Barack Obama, center, walks to Air Force One with Gen. Walter Sharp, right, and US Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens , left, during his departure from Osan Air Base in South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) walks with U.S. Forces Korea ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:04:11 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) walks with U.S. Forces Korea commander Walter Sharp (3rd L) and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens (L) before his departure from South Korea at the U.S. airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:57:18 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the Blue House in Seoul, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

US President Barack Obama (centre) alongside Commander of US ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:37:35 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (centre) alongside Commander of US Forces in Korea General Walter Sharp (right) and US Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens (left) at a US military airbase in Osan. Obama has announced a US envoy would visit North Korea early next month, as he joined South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in urging the communist state back to nuclear talks.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

U.S. President Barack Obama greets during a meeting with soldiers ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:31:46 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama greets during a meeting with soldiers from the U.S. Forces Korea before his departure at the U.S. air base in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a rally ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:25:19 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obama is hugged by a woman in the crowd ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:16:27 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is hugged by a woman in the crowd at the end of a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:02:25 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. President Barack Obama waves before his departure from ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:55:40 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama waves before his departure from South Korea at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. President Barack Obama steps aboard Air Force One to depart ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:54:18 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama steps aboard Air Force One to depart South Korea at the U.S. airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:52:05 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a meeting with soldiers from U.S. Forces Korea before his departure at the U.S. airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:52:03 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. President Barack Obama looks back as he delivers a speech ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:39:09 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama looks back as he delivers a speech during a meeting with soldiers from the U.S. Forces Korea before his departure at the U.S. air base in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. soldiers at Osan ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:36:59 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. soldiers at Osan Air Force Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by U.S. soldiers upon ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:35:49 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by U.S. soldiers upon his arrival at Osan Air Force Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. soldiers at Osan ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:34:59 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. soldiers at Osan Air Force Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. soldiers at Osan ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:34:01 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. soldiers at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a rally ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:33:44 GMT

U.S. President Barack Obam waves to U.S. soldiers upon his arrival ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:33:07 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obam waves to U.S. soldiers upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:32:47 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:13 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (back) are greeted by children waving national flags in Seoul. Obama Thursday said Washington and its partners were now working on a package of steps to show Iran the consequences of its decision to snub a nuclear deal with the West.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledges South Korean military ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:28:33 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledges South Korean military officials as he rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. troops photograph U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:28:00 GMT

(AP) - U.S. troops photograph U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:27:26 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. President Barack Obama emerges from backstage as he rallies ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:25:32 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama emerges from backstage as he rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, outside Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:24:24 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, outside Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:15:24 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. President Barack Obama waves on Air Force One before his ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:14:02 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama waves on Air Force One before his departure from South Korea at the U.S. air base in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obam is greeted by U.S. soldiers upon ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:10:37 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obam is greeted by U.S. soldiers upon his arrival at the Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. President Barack Obama waves before boarding Air Force ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:09:47 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama waves before boarding Air Force One upon his departure from South Korea at the U.S. airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obam is greeted by U.S. soldiers upon ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:08:32 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obam is greeted by U.S. soldiers upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov, 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon).

U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by soldiers as he arrives ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:07:29 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by soldiers as he arrives at a hall to deliver a speech to soldiers from U.S. Forces Korea before his departure at the U.S. airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obam appears to meet U.S. soldiers at ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:06:11 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obam appears to meet U.S. soldiers at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov, 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon).

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a rally with troops at Osan ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:14 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama holds a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:03:40 GMT

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, outside Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a rally with troops at Osan ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:02:03 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama holds a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for his speech as soldiers ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:56 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for his speech as soldiers from the U.S. Forces Korea applaud during a meeting with the soldiers before his departure at the U.S. air base in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY)