Pyongyang, December 8 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in Rodong Sinmun, a leading newspaper of the DPRK, on Monday:

- An article says that Chairman Kim Jong Il made a long journey of devotion unprecedented in the history till the last days of his life with his ardent desire for prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people.

- Successes are being made in different units and parts of the country.

- Ceremonies of moving into new houses took place at the Taedong Farm in Tongchang County and the Namha Farm in Pyokdong County of North Phyongan Province.

- There took place an oath-taking meeting of youth and students from across the country who took part in the study tour of the revolutionary battle sites in the area of Mt Paektu.

- South Phyongan Province has newly built a sheep breeding ground and malting floor.

- An article says that air pollution has no borders and the polluted air threatens the existence of mankind. -0-