Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday:

- The regional development policy-oriented construction started with due ceremonies in Musan and Songhwa counties and Taean and Phanmun districts.

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a birthday spread to a woman centenarian living in Taedonggang District, Pyongyang Municipality.

- State academic degrees and titles were conferred on intellectuals.

- A meeting took place to convey Jikmaeng farm machines provided by the trade union organizations on the occasion of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.

- The 2026 winter aesthetic symposium in the field of land and environment protection took place.

Rodong Sinmun

- Kim Jong Un received a flower basket from a director of the Board of Directors of the Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation.

- An article says that Kim Jong Un organized and guided many drills for real war over the past 5 years to reinforce the militant might of the Korean People's Army in every way.

- The Ice Sculpture Festival-2026 in celebration of February 16 is going on in Samjiyon City every day.

Minju Joson

- An article explains the core requirements of the WPK's regional development policy. -0-