The South Korean president will attend the prize-giving ceremony.

From South Korea Prof Yunus will go to China to join an International conference on micro-credit.

He will also visit Japan to attend the annual meeting of UN Foundation. Last year, the meeting took place in Dhaka where Cable News Network (CNN) boss Ted Turner was present.

The Nobel laureate will return home on October 31.

Prof Yunus received over 60 national and international awards before winning the Nobel Peace Prize 2006.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has congratulated Prof Muhammad Yunus on

winning the Nobel Peace Prize 2006.

He said it is a befitting recognition of the innovative banking concepts and the remarkable services rendered by Prof yunus in alleviating poverty not only in Bangladesh but also in many other developing and developed countries, according to a message received in Dhaka yesterday.

Extending heartiest felicitations to the Nobel hero, the Pak premier said the prize is an honour not only for Prof Yunus and Bangladesh but also for the entire developing world.

He said the innovative methods of micro-credit introduced by Prof Yunus have helped millions of people across the world pull themselves out of the vicious circle of poverty on self-help basis.

Shaukat Aziz said Pakistan has benefited tremendously from the Grameen Model. "I am personally grateful to Prof Yunus for his constant help in introducing micro-credit in Pakistan," he added.