Jeju Ilbo
1. Tourism
Growth in new accommodations slows
137 new accommodation facilities opened in 2013, 111 in 2014, and only 64 so far this year. Analysts say that decline is due to concerns that there may be soon be a glut of guest rooms on the island.

2. Society
Chartered bus drivers driving drunk
In the first half of the year, 11 charted bus drivers were caught for drunk driving. That’s already more than the total from all of 2014. This comes as an increasing number of group tours choose to see the island by bus.

Jemin Ilbo
1. Agriculture
Illegal mandarin distribution: never-ending problem?
The Jemin Ilbo is reporting that inspectors have found more sub-par mandarin oranges on the market. Analysts say the violations cause prices for the fruit to decline for everyone. They are warning of considerable damage to the industry.

2. Society
Senior citizens’ facilities ‘dangerous’
Authorities say some local facilities for senior citizens are dangerous because of lax fire safety management. Fire officials found multiple problems at some facilities.

Halla Ilbo
1. Administration
Hope for high-speed rail tunnel to mainland?
The Halla Ilbo is reporting on the third national railroad network establishment plan. Many people are wondering if the transport ministry will include in it a proposed undersea high-speed rail system between Jeju and the mainland.

2. Society
Patient billed for botched surgery
Three patients went blind after undergoing an eye procedure at one of the island’s general hospitals. One of them then got a bill for overdue payment for the surgery. The hospital said that was a mistake.

Yonhap
1. North Korea
NK official thought to be purged reappears in public
Yonhap is reporting that a senior North Korean official has reappeared in public for the first time since last November. Analysts had thought Ma Won-chun had been purged.

2. Society
US citizen denies murdering SK student
A U.S. citizen accused of murdering a South Korean college student nearly two decades ago denied the charges Thursday. Arthur Patterson is suspected of stabbing Cho Joong-pil multiple times at a Burger King in Itaewon, Seoul in 1997.