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

- A ceremony of declaring the start of the fifth-stage construction project in the Hwasong area took place with splendor. (photos accompanied)

- A ceremony of presenting 600mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers to the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea by the workers of the munitions industry sector was held with splendor. (photos accompanied)

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a speech at the ceremony of presenting military hardware. (photo accompanied)

- Kim Jong Un made a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of the fifth-stage construction project in the Hwasong area. (photo accompanied)

- A congratulatory group of the General Association of Koreans in China paid tribute to the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill.

- Koreans in China celebrated the 84th birth anniversary of Kim Jong Il.

- The Third People's Art Festival for Celebrating February 16 closed.

- Industrial art exhibitions for celebrating February 16 are going on in provinces (municipalities).

- A congratulatory group of the General Association of Koreans in China arrived here.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article deals with the historic Party congresses shining as a watershed in the history of the Korean revolution.

- Hundreds of young people across the country volunteered to work at difficult and labor-consuming fields this year.

Minju Joson

- An article deals with the working spirit of agricultural officials and workers in Kangnam County that was honored with the title of the ten best agricultural counties for 2025. -0-