Just the Facts, Ma'am

I surf the English news sites a lot looking for tidbits on Korea and how foreigners (like me) view the 'Hermit Kingdom' but also as a way to keep up with this fast-moving place. Sometimes, though, one needs to check the veracity of the figures put in the papers...especially the local ones.

Here are two examples of how the English version of the Korea Times and that of the JoongAng Ilbo (Daily). The first is pretty straightforward. Korea Times said that 249 people were arrested for forging Korean passports, but JoongAng Ilbo says just 114 were accused. Huh?

Another one: JoongAng Ilbo said that S&P is positive on Korean banks (a good thing), while the Korea Times said that S&P was a tad worried about the bad loans that banks extended to small and medium-sized firms.

I have no idea why the simple facts seem to be presented so differently...it can't simply be translation, can it?