Yonhap 9/20/2007 [excerpt]  The South Korean government plans to ask the National Assembly to significantly increase its budget for inter-Korean cooperation projects and aid programs for North Korea, the Ministry of Planning and Budget said Thursday. Seoul hopes to increase the fund for its cross-border projects to 750 billion won (US$812 million) next year from … Continue reading Seoul seeks nearly W1.3 tln for joint projects with N. Korea next year