Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday:

- A ground-breaking ceremony for regional development policy-oriented construction took place in Ragwon County.

- The Korean Central News Agency released a report on the ideal big farm town in the new era which has been successfully built in the northwestern part of the country under the leadership of the great Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee.

- A meeting to hear impressions of the reminiscences on the virtues of the peerlessly great men was held by workers and trade union members, agricultural workers met with a hero of the Republic, and youth and students in Pyongyang met with a war veteran to mark the 78th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

- A Pyongyang municipal industrial art exhibition opened to celebrate February 16, the birthday of Chairman Kim Jong Il.

Rodong Sinmun

- Many units fulfilled their national economic plans for January and dozens of objects were inaugurated in one month alone.

Minju Joson

- Articles deal with the efforts of people's committees across the country to fulfill their responsibility as householders of their regions. -0-