Jeju Ilbo
1. Tourism
More seats means more tourists
940,000 tourists have visited the island this month, 5.2 percent more than at this point in August last year. Domestic arrivals are up a staggering 47 percent. The paper credits the greater number of seats on flights to Jeju.

2. Society
Mobile patrol to further strain police
Police plan to form a multi-purpose mobile patrol to quickly respond to violent crime. The problem is that patrol members will be recruited from local police stations, which already are experiencing manpower shortages.

Jemin Ilbo
1. Agriculture
‘Do something about the smell’
The provincial government says 68 percent of local livestock farms lack odor control facilities. The Jemin Ilbo says the stench from such places damages the island’s clean image and that farmers should install equipment to curb the problem.

2. Tourism
Chaotic parking at airport
More than 10,000 drivers were fined for illegal parking at Jeju International Airport last year. About 7,400 drivers had been caught through the end of July this year. Some motorists simply ignore rules; others park in security camera blind zones.

Halla Ilbo
1. Tourism
3rd International Cruise Forum begins Wednesday
The 3rd Jeju International Cruise Forum will begin Wednesday. More than 1,200 attendees from nine countries are expected. One of the sessions will be dedicated to the potential opening of a cruise ship route between the island and North Korea.

2. Economy
Local drivers pay more for gasoline
Thanks to a drop in international oil prices, domestic fuel prices have been gradually declining. The Halla Ilbo reports, however, that, as of Sunday, local drivers were paying an average of 45 won more per liter for gasoline compared to mainland motorists.

Yonhap
1. Inter-Korea
Park urges NK to apologize
Yonhap is reporting that President Park Geun-hye called on North Korea Monday to apologize for recent provocations. Her statement came amid ongoing high-level talks between the two sides attempting to defuse heightened tensions on the peninsula.

2. Inter-Korea
NK forward deploys amphibious landing craft
North Korea has deployed amphibious landing craft carrying special forces to the frontline. About 10 of the vessels are now at a naval base about 60 kilometers north of the Northern Limit Line, the de facto inter-Korean border in the Yellow Sea.