Jeju Shinbo
1. Society
21m square meters of Jeju land foreign-owned
Non-Koreans now own 21 million square meters of land in Jeju. That’s 29 percent more than last year. 42 percent of that land is owned by Chinese, who control 1.16 percent of all island land.

2. Society
Future unclear for Jeju-Jeolla ferry route
The ferry that sailed between Seongsan and Jangheung in South Jeolla Province has halted operations as it needs to undergo maintenance. But it remains unclear whether the 2-billion-won repair work will actually take place and consequently whether the vessel will be able to sail again.

Jemin Ilbo
1. Politics
Governor ‘distracted’ by legislative election
The Jemin Ilbo says concerns are rising that the governor is putting Jeju on the backburner ahead of the legislative election because he recently endorsed some candidates. The article says he should be focusing on urgent local issues such as falling mandarin prices and the construction of the new airport.

2. Tourism
Frustrations mount at airport taxi stand
Critics say tourists get a bad first impression of the island as they are forced to wait 20 to 30 minutes for short-distance taxis on weekend evenings, which is when most travelers arrive. The paper says says the province is doing little about the problem.

Halla Ilbo
1. Politics
Preliminary feasibility study for 2nd airport
The preliminary feasibility study for Jeju’s second airport will begin Friday. Experts from the Korea Development Institute will examine the site over the next few months. They are expected to release the results of the assessment within the first half of the year.

2. Society
3 more foreigners belatedly found to be missing
Officials have belatedly discovered that three more foreigners than originally thought went missing from a tour group. 59 Vietnamese are thought to have deliberately left the group to stay in Korea as illegal immigrants.

Yonhap
1. International
China’s 2015 economic growth slows to 25-year low
Yonhap is reporting that China's economy grew 6.9 percent last year, official data showed Tuesday. That is the weakest annual growth in a quarter century.

2. Economy
‘16% of consumers use mobile phones for shopping’
One in six South Korean consumers have used mobile devices when shopping at least once over the past six months. That’s according to a poll conducted by the Bank of Korea, the results of which were released Tuesday.