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Overseas Koreans Agency eyes record budget increase to address diaspora needs

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South Korea's Overseas Koreans Agency is set for its largest budget increase since its launch in 2023. The government seeks to expand support for Korean-language schools, improve services for the diaspora and help more Sakhalin Koreans permanently resettle in their ancestral homeland. The agency's proposed budget for 2027 stands at 136.9 billion won ($101 million), up 21.4 percent from this year, Commissioner Kim Kyung-hyup said at a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Thursday. Kim sai

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