Pyongyang, March 14 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK Friday:

- Editorials and articles mark the tree-planting day.

- Achievements have been made in various economic sectors and units.

- University graduates in South Phyongan Province volunteered to work at the revolutionary battle sites in the area of Mt Paektu and schools in mountain villages.

- A KCNA commentary exposes and condemns the self-destructive act of the Japanese militarists seeking to change the fundamentals of the state.

Rodong Sinmun

- Tree nurseries across the country have produced hundreds of millions of saplings needed for spring tree planting.

- Articles say that preparations for the new school year are brisk in the country.

Minju Joson

- An article says that a war machine called the U.S. is operating at full capacity to wreck global peace and security and wantonly violate the sovereignty and the right to development of countries and nations. -0-