Overseas Koreans Agency eyes record budget increase to address diaspora needs

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