Pyongyang, October 2 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in Rodong Sinmun, a leading newspaper of the DPRK, on Wednesday:

- The First National Conference of Officials in the Personnel Administration Sector took place. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent an important letter to the participants in the conference.

- The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK issued decrees on awarding the Three-Revolution Red Flag and the Honored Red Flag to exemplary units and schools.

- Successes have been made in different economic sectors and units.

- Old persons across the country greeted International Day of Older Persons. -0-