Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday:

- A meeting took place to mark the tenth anniversary of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un's field guidance at the Pyongyang Old People's Home.

- Kim Jong Un sent a birthday spread to a woman centenarian living in Ryongsong District, Pyongyang.

- Successes are being made in different units.

- There took place the 78th Enlarged Meeting of the National Sports Guidance Committee.

- A presentation of technology and experience in the agricultural sector for the first half of the year was held.

- An international affairs analyst in an article stresses that the danger of the U.S.-Japan military alliance degenerating into "nuclear alliance" should never be overlooked.

Rodong Sinmun

- An editorial calls upon all the people to translate into a brilliant reality the plan and determination of the Workers' Party of Korea with the steadfast pioneering spirit and strenuous efforts.

Minju Joson

- An article says Russia is making redoubled efforts to develop the self-supporting economy while resolutely countering the West's sanctions. -0-