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Unification Ministry to close humanitarian aid unit on North Korea SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Unification Ministry is set to close its bureau on humanitarian aid to North Korea as part of its restructuring, officials said Monday, a move that mirrors frozen political relations. The restructuring plan, when approved by a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, will shut down the Humanitarian Cooperation Bureau established in late 1996, ministry officials said.

S. Korea to Send 200,000 Tons of Fertilizer to N. Korea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seoul, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to provide 200,000 tons of fertilizer as humanitarian aid to North Korea from May through June, Unification Minister Jeong Se-hyun said Friday. Jeong reported the plan to the unification, diplomacy and trade committee of the National Assembly.