Pyongyang, December 29 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Monday:

- The Unsan Paper Mill was inaugurated in South Phyongan Province. (photos accompanied)

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un oversaw a long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill.

- New houses have been built at several farms in Jongju City and Pakchon and Unjon counties of North Phyongan Province.

- Greeting cards have been published on the occasion of the hopeful New Year 2026.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article stresses that the ongoing inauguration season is the one full of delight and excitement which could be brought about only under the leadership of the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un possessed of ardent love and affection for the people.

- The agricultural sector of the DPRK attained the grain production goal set forth by the Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and the material and technical foundations of the rural economy were further consolidated.

Minju Joson

- An article deals with the inexhaustible development capability of the DPRK and its spirit of advance further enhanced thanks to the great strength of the single-minded unity. -0-