Pyongyang, May 17 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited a group of the Guards 1st Air Division of the Korean People's Army and guided drills. (Photos accompanied)

- The Seventh Conference of the Training Officers of the KPA took place.

- The 22nd May 21 Architectural Festival closed.

- Successes have been made in different sectors and regions.

- An international security analyst issued an article saying that Japan's move of turning the archipelago into a huge powder magazine is a suicidal act of dashing toward the second defeat.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article calls upon all sectors and units to make a qualitative leap forward in the production of goods by deeply bearing in mind the intention of the Workers' Party of Korea to specialize in production and implementing it in a substantial way.

Minju Joson

- An editorial calls on leading economic officials to dynamically lead the implementation of the Party's economic policy with bold operation and stubborn practical ability. -0-