Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Wednesday:

- Successes have been made in different national economic sectors and units.

- Graduate students of senior middle schools in South Hamgyong Province vowed to join the Korean People's Army.

- Women in Jagang Province advanced into posts of socialist construction.

- The KCNA in a commentary discloses the evil presage of dangerous U.S.-ROK joint military exercises.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article explains the slogan "Everything for the improvement of the people's standard of living!" embodying the great Workers' Party of Korea's noble outlook on the people.

- In a press interview, an official of the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection stressed that to prevent forest fire is an important political undertaking directly related to the defence of the Party's policy and a priority requirement for the forest conservation and management.

- An article discloses the reckless moves of Japan persistently resorting to the expanded arms export.

Minju Joson

- An article says that the WPK is a great party which put the DPRK's prestige on the highest level under the uplifted banner of independence.

- Another article discloses the dark intention of Japan keen in multilateral joint military drills. -0-