Jeju Ilbo
1. Administration
Changes in tourism promotion fund guidelines
There will be big changes next year in the guidelines for the province’s tourism promotion fund. Controversy is brewing over the planned suspension of grants for guesthouses.

2. Economy
Local household debt soars
Local household debt is growing at three times the national rate. The total amount in loans taken out by locals as of the end of July was nearly 7 trillion won.

Jemin Ilbo
1. Administration
‘Insufficient job creation’
One of the province’s key policies is to create jobs. The Jemin Ilbo is reporting that the Won administration only hit 35 percent of its target in the first half of the year when 2,300 openings were created.

2. Society
Kangwon Land under fire
Kangwon Land reportedly plans to buy a local casino. Critics say it is inappropriate for the operator of a casino that allows Korean gamblers, which Kangwon Land does, to do business on the island.


Halla Ilbo
1. Administration
‘Flawed’ evaluation into projects
The province evaluated its own work on 51 projects that are part of plans to turn the island into a global environmental capital. The Halla Ilbo says it didn’t do a good job of it. For instance, there are now 272 more electric vehicles on island roads this year, far fewer than the target number of 1,515, but the government said that project was proceeding satisfactorily.

2. Education
‘No conversion of high schools’
The provincial office of education says the planned conversion of special-purpose high schools into standard schools and the opening of a new standard high school will no longer be considered.

Yonhap
1. North Korea
‘U.S., China won’t accept N. Korea as nuclear power’
Yonhap is reporting on remarks by the U.S. national security advisor. Susan Rice said Monday that the United States and China are working together for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula and won't accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed country.

2. Society
S. Koreans spend 2.5 hours daily on smartphone apps
South Koreans spend an average of more than two hours a day using smartphone applications. A survey by Cheil Worldwide determined that teenagers are the most app-dependent age group.