Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Wednesday:

- A group of Koreans in Japan for expressing thanks to the homeland on the 70th anniversary of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) paid tribute to the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill.

- The DPRK Cabinet gave a banquet to congratulate the players and coaches who proved successful in international games.

- Successes have been made in different sectors and units.

- An article calls for conducting the vigorous movement to create model lathes following the example of Lathe No. 26 throughout the society.

- A group of Koreans in Japan for expressing thanks to the homeland on the 70th anniversary of Chongryon arrived here.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article says that the 1990s is an unforgettable period in the history of the Workers' Party of Korea and the one of victory of the great WPK and the Korean people.

Minju Joson

- An article deals with the undying leadership feats of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who brought about a radical change in the Hwasong area.

- An editorial calls for waging a dynamic struggle to improve the quality of products and construction. -0-