TO ACCOMPANY FEATURE HEALTH-KOREA-COMEDIAN REUTERS - AN ELDERLY MAN READS A BOOK ON QUITTING ..., 2002-02-07...

TO ACCOMPANY FEATURE HEALTH-KOREA-COMEDIAN REUTERS - AN ELDERLY MAN READS A BOOK ON QUITTING SMOKING AT A BOOKSHOP IN SEOUL. An elderly South Korean man reads a book on quitting at a bookshop in Seoul February 7, 2002. A rising number of people have been jolted anew by the potential health hazards after seeing a local comedian who has lung cancer speak out against smoking on television. More than a quarter of South Koreans, 13 million out of the 47-million strong population are smokers, one of the highest ratios in the world. Picture taken February 7, 2002. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon TO ACCOMPANY FEATURE HEALTH-KOREA-COMEDIAN