Pyongyang, January 8 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Thursday:

- The Cabinet and economic guidance organs actively organize the economic work to accelerate the all-people general advance toward the Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.

- Innovative successes are being made in various economic sectors and units.

- Modern houses were built at the Chilgol Vegetable Farm in Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang Municipality and public and production buildings at the Toksan Farm under the South Hamgyong Provincial Rural Economy Committee.

- An article introduces the achievements made at the Sci-Tech Complex in the past decade after its inauguration.

Rodong Sinmun

- An editorial calls upon all officials to greet the Party Congress with proud successes in their devoted service for the people.

- An article says that it is the noble intention of the Party that the struggle for bringing earlier the people's wellbeing should be steadily intensified.

Minju Joson

- An editorial calls for dynamically and bravely advancing toward a new prospect to be indicated at the Ninth Party Congress in closer unity with patriotism. -0-