Pyongyang, March 31 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday:

- The 8th April Spring People's Art Festival will be held.

- The Central Committee of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea appealed to the agricultural workers across the country to wage a dynamic emulation for attaining this year's goal of grain production.

- A national sci-tech presentation in the field of underground resources protection-2023 was held.

- The 3rd National Volleyball Games of Agricultural Workers took place and the 2023 sports contest among officials of national institutions closed.

- The DPRK embassy in Moscow hosted a reception to mark the 74th anniversary of the conclusion of the DPRK-Russia agreement on economic and cultural cooperation.

- An emergency anti-epidemic campaign has been intensified in the country.

- Damage by COVID-19 is unabated worldwide.

Rodong Sinmun

- A photo-accompanied article says that the super-strong might of the country led by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un and the spirit and will of all the people to annihilate the enemy have been clearly demonstrated in March.

- An article says that it is the philosophy of trust of the Workers' Party of Korea that trust transforms man and society and guarantees the future.

- Meetings and short courses of rural youth workteam leaders and sub-workteam leaders took place.

Minju Joson

- A political essay calls for defending our revolution with grain production.

- An article says that city and county people's committees should be wholly responsible for the scientific nutrition care for the children in their own areas. -0-