Seoul City to Spend W4.4 Billion on Aid for N.Korea

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from Chosun Ilbo
Published on 28 Feb 2012 View Original

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday said it plans to spend W4.4 billion on six inter-Korean exchange programs this year (US$1=W1,130).

It said the money will be injected into humanitarian aid to malnourished infants and children in the impoverished North and improvement of medical facilities there.

The city government plans to use a fund totaling about US$16 million set aside for inter-Korean projects.