Pyongyang, March 18 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in Rodong Sinmun, a leading newspaper of the DPRK, on Wednesday:

- An article says that after receiving the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un's speech to the workers and officials of the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, many coal miners across the country vow to live up to his warm affection and trust with increased coal production.

- An editorial calls for making a greater and more vigorous stride of fresh change, following the torch lit at the Sangwon Cement Complex.

- An article notes that the new street in the Hwasong area is in a festive mood amid the house-moving.

- Senior middle school graduates in North Hamgyong Province of the DPRK volunteered for forefront border military posts.

- The charge d'affaires ad interim of the Russian embassy here hosted a reception on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the conclusion of the agreement on economic and cultural cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation.

- An exhibition of construction equipment and a ceremony of putting vehicles in service for the fifth-stage construction in the Hwasong area took place.

- The 2026 Spring National Sports Festival opened. -0-