Pyongyang, May 23 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday:

The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea sent a congratulatory message to the 26th Congress of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.

DPRK weightlifters returned home after taking part in the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships.

Rodong Sinmun

An article says that the DPRK people aim higher and give fuller play to their practical ability under the great care of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Another article stresses that a country where all the people are united in the patriotic spirit is a powerful country.

Service personnel dispatched to different parts of the country have made achievements in the construction of city and county hospitals and leisure complexes.

A gymnasium of the Nampho Schoolchildren's Palace was newly built.

An article says that Japan seeking militarization has no future.

Minju Joson

An article says that the DPRK is a genuine country of the people as it translates their centuries-old desire into brilliant reality.

Another article introduces Bahrain on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and the Kingdom of Bahrain. -0-