North Korea
S. Korea OKs private humanitarian aid to N. Korea
April 9, 2014
South Korea allowed a civilian group Wednesday to provide humanitarian aid to North Korea, despite renewed tensions on the Korean Peninsula.A local private group named Seomgim, or the Devotion, was permitted to ship basic medical supplies worth 17 million won ($16,248) to maternity clinics in the North Hamgyong Province, according to Seoul's unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs.The latest approval brought the total amount of assistance by the South's private entities to its i