Pyongyang, January 3 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un had a photo session with labor innovators and persons of merits on the occasion of the new year 2025. (photos accompanied)

- Kim Jong Un met the members of the art troupe of Korean schoolchildren in Japan. (photos accompanied)

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

- Students of revolutionary schools conducted motivation activities for increased production in different worksites for performing new miracles.

- The South Hwanghae Provincial Air Club was inaugurated.

- The socio-political confusion is escalating with successive impeachment cases, unprecedented in history, and public protest actions demanding the arrest of the rebellion mastermind Yoon Suk Yeol take place every day in the puppet ROK.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article says that new famous songs, staged in the art performance for celebrating the New Year, excite all the people in the DPRK.

- Another article notes that the future of capitalist countries remains gloomy as their social system is based on dollar-almighty principle and jungle law.

Minju Joson

- An article deals with the optimistic Pyongyang citizens seeing in the New Year 2025. -0-