Pyongyang, January 6 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Monday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received a letter of thanks from the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.

- Successes have been made in various economic sectors and deferent parts of the country.

- Events took place at the General Association of Koreans in China on the occasion of the New Year.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article deals with members of the art troupe of Korean schoolchildren in Japan who received the warm blessings of Kim Jong Un.

- The study for cherishing the idea and spirit of the Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was intensified.

- A meeting for conveying the message of thanks sent by the WPK Central Committee to workers, technicians and officials of the Munphyong Smeltery took place.

- An article says that nothing is impossible in the world if one has a strong will and firm confidence and every role.

Minju Joson

- An article deals with the high enthusiasm of officials of the people's committees across the country to fulfill their responsibility and duty in implementing the Party's decisions. -0-