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** FILE ** The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Peace Cup Suwon at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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United States' Logan Tom (15) spikes the ball at South Korea's Yang Hyo-jin during a women's volleyball semifinal match Aug. 9, 2012, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (Associated Press)

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Gold medal winner Italy's Niccolo Campriani, center, poses for a picture with silver medalist Kim Jonghyun of South Korea, left, and bronze medalist Matthew Emmons of the United States of America, during the victory ceremony for the men's 50-meter rifle 3 positions event, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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An unidentified official talks to world doubles champions Yu Yang, left, and Wang Xiaoli, as South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun, right, and Kim Ha-na, listen during their women's doubles badminton match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. Wang and Yu and their South Korean opponents were booed loudly at the Olympics on Tuesday for appearing to try and lose their group match in Wembley Arena to earn an easier draw. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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South Korea's Im Dong-hyun celebrates his world record during an individual ranking round at the 2012 London Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. Dong-hyun set world record in the round with a 699 score. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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South Korea's Na Yeon Choi shot a 1-over 73 on Sunday, but her 65 on Saturday gave her enough of a final-round cushion to claim the championship trophy. (Associated Press)

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Activist No Su-hui (center) shouts, "Long live reunification!" in front of North Korean officials and soldiers before crossing the demarcation line between North and South Korea where South Korean officials (in background) were waiting for him, at the Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, Korea, on Thursday, July 5, 2012. South Korean officials immediately detained the activist for making an extended trip to Pyongyang without South Korean government approval, as required by law. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes Sept. 1, 2011, in a qualification round for the Men's 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea. (Associated Press)

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Glyn Davies, U.S. envoy to North Korea, answers reporters' questions after meeting with South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, Lim Sung-nam, and Mr. Lim's Japanese counterpart, Shinsuke Sugiyama, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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South Korean astronomy students use telescopes and special sunglasses to observe an annular solar eclipse in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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An annular solar eclipse is seen through special sunglasses in Seoul, South Korea. Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)