Pyongyang, August 8 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Thursday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received a letter of sympathy from the president of the United Russia Party.

- The Pyongyang municipal regiment of Party members arrived at the site for recovery from the flood damage in Jagang Province and promptly started the rehabilitation project.

- The Paektusan Hero Youth Shock Brigade arrived at the site for recovery from the flood damage in North Phyongan Province and promptly set about the preparations for rehabilitation project.

- Successes have been made in various economic sectors and units.

- There was a national presentation of technology and experience in wheat cultivation.

- DPRK players bagged three bronze medals at the 33rd Olympiad.

Rodong Sinmun

- A political essay tells about the heroic mettle of the Paektusan Hero Youth Shock Brigade members who advanced into the flood-hit areas in North Phyongan Province, true to the call of the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un for recovery campaign.

- An article says that the Workers' Party of Korea is the great motherly party which regards it as the highest honor to take trouble upon itself for the people.

- The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK issued a decree on conferring the title of socialist patriotic forest on exemplary units.

- A ceremony for moving into new houses took place at the Sangphyong Stockbreeding Farm in Kim Chaek City, North Hamgyong Province.

- An article says that capitalism is the last exploiter society and the worst reactionary society ever in human history.

Minju Joson

- An article says that when Kim Jong Un is determined, we can do anything.

- Premier Kim Tok Hun sent a congratulatory message to the first vice-president of Iran. -0-