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

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on the occasion of the greatest memorial day for our Party, state and people. (Photos accompanied)

- On the occasion of the 14th anniversary of demise of Chairman Kim Jong Il,

Flower baskets were sent to the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill here by the General Association of Koreans in China, the Federation of Korean Economic Workers in China, the Association of Young Korean Nationals in China, organizations of Koreans and compatriots in China, international bodies, and foreign organizations and personages.

There took place meetings of officials and members of the women's union, officials of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea and agricultural workers and schoolchildren to tell stories about the noble virtues of the Chairman.

- Editorials and articles are dedicated to the greatest memorial day for our Party, state and people.

- The regional-industry factories in Hwangju County were inaugurated in the presence of leading officials of the Party and government. -0-