Pyongyang, December 24 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Wednesday:

- An article deals with the undying feats Chairman Kim Jong Il performed in army building on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of his assumption to the top post of the revolutionary armed forces.

- An inauguration ceremony of regional-industry factories in Kilju County took place with splendor.

- New houses were built at Wonum and Tongnam farms in Nyongbyon County and the Sangi Industrial Crop Farm in Kujang County, North Phyongan Province.

- Successes are being made in different parts of the country and at its various economic sectors and units.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article says that the affections, shown by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un while shaking hands of residents and warmly taking children in his arms at significant inauguration ceremonies which will mark a milestone in regional development, are an expression of his greatest congratulations and blessings to the people.

Minju Joson

- An article carries what officials and people across the country have said in an excited tone over the newly-built modern regional-industry factories. -0-