Pyongyang, May 17 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday:

- A political essay deals with the feats of the young people who successfully built Jonwi (vanguard) Street, a proud and grand monument to youth glorifying the great era of Kim Jong Un.

- The DPRK team advanced to the finals of the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

- Agricultural officials and workers across the country are working hard to finish the rice-transplanting in the right time and in a qualitative way.

- The KCNA in a commentary says that the DPRK's criterion of judgment is not words but action.

Rodong Sinmun

- Framework projects were completed in succession at the construction site for building 10 000 flats at the third stage in the Hwasong area.

- A ceremony for moving into new houses took place at the Kulsan Farm in Anak County of South Hwanghae Province.

- A military commentator's article says that any provocation to the regional peace and stability is intolerable.

Minju Joson

- The foreign ministers of the DPRK and Nepal exchanged messages of greeting.

- The paper carries what young people across the country have said after hearing the news about the inauguration of Jonwi Street.

- An article says that the tendency to reject the U.S. forces is mounting day by day in different parts of the world. -0-