Pyongyang, December 19 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Thursday:

- The Kosong Army-People Power Station, a hydrometallurgical copper smeltery of the Sangnong Mine, the modernized Thongchon Fishery Station, the Jagang Provincial Medical Oxygen Factory and the Sariwon Duck Farm in North Hwanghae Province have been inaugurated.

- Preparations for next year's farming are pushed forward in different parts of the country.

Rodong Sinmun

- The paper echoes foreign media's response to the DPRK's weightlifting team which demonstrated its tremendous ability at the 2024 IWF World Championships.

Minju Joson

- An article says that 2024 is a year of great change filled with political events of weighty significance of transformation, a glorious one which more confidently opened up the bright future and prospect of our state. -0-