Many were immigrants, some drawn by ads in the Korean, Chinese and Spanish press.
The ruling party was reported today in the South Korean press as ready to play a stronger role in seeking compromise.
These changes are subtle, and according to one professor of communications who follows the Korean press, there is much left to do.
The Korean press described his death as a loss of a Korean fashion icon.
But the agency denied reports in the Korean press that he had put the number of such agents at 50,000.
North Korea succumbed 7-0, and the result does not appear to have been reported in the North Korean press.
Finally, someone emerged from the Korean press.
The North Korean press is running stories that he has sent out hot drinks to mourners in the streets.
"This time we brought the seal with us," one of the North's negotiators was quoted as saying in the South Korean press.
There have been reports in the Korean press that the Bush Administration plans to lower the number to 30,000 by the mid-1990's.