Jeju Ilbo
1. Administration
Tightened regulations on mandarin shipping
If a mandarin orange sorting facility is caught for shipping violations more than once, it will be closed and all of the fruit it illegally shipped will be destroyed.
2. Society
‘Drenched waiting for bus’
There are about 2,700 bus stops on the island, but only 1,600 of them offer shelter from the rain. Many passengers end up getting drenched waiting for their rides.
Jemin Ilbo
1. Society
First battleships arrive in Gangjeong
The Jemin Ilbo is reporting on the first warships to dock at the dual-use military and civilian port in Gangjeong, Seogwipo. The navy will send more than 20 types of vessels to the base for testing before December.
2. Economy
‘Government spending has little impact on income’
According to the Jeju branch of Bank of Korea, the local government spends more than 3 trillion won a year, but that does little to affect island income. Analysts say the local economy is too vulnerable to external shocks, like the sinking of the Sewol ferry and MERS.
Halla Ilbo
1. Society
No money for stone wall preservation
The province has come up with long-term preservation plans for the island’s stone walls, which were designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System last year. Seoul has reportedly balked at funding the initiative, however, unless there is a specific short-term plan.
2. Economy
Public intrusion into private market?
The Halla Ilbo is also reporting that a firm called J-Creation, launched a bottled water product this month that uses seawater filtered through the island’s volcanic bedrock. This comes as the JPDC continues to develop a similar product.
Yonhap
1. Nation
Body of another Dolgorae victim recovered
Yonhap is reporting that the body of another passenger missing from a capsized fishing boat was recovered Wednesday, raising the death toll to 13. Three people who were on the Dolgorae were rescued by another fishing boat. Five others are still missing.
2. North Korea
Kerry warns N. Korea of ‘severe consequences’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that North Korea will face "severe consequences" if it forges ahead with irresponsible provocations, a day after Pyongyang apparently threatened a nuclear test.