Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in Rodong Sinmun, a leading newspaper of the DPRK, on Monday:

- An editorial calls for conducting the brisk socialist emulation among provinces, cities and counties and thus glorifying this year as a year of great changes to be specially recorded in the history of the country.

- Another article calls for ushering in a new heyday of building of the Workers' Party of Korea by thoroughly applying the idea and spirit of its founding.

- There took place a meeting to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Ponghwa Chemical Factory.

- Graduate students of universities of education and teachers training colleges in Jagang, Kangwon and North Hamgyong provinces volunteered to work at theaters called by the Party.

- Central-level hospitals are giving passing-on technique to regional medical workers.

- Successes have been made in different parts of the country.

- The Institute for Disarmament and Peace of the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK made public a press statement to inform the international community of how dangerous military provocation the large-scale war exercises Freedom Shield staged by the U.S. and the ROK and why the DPRK's efforts to deter the military moves of the enemy states are just. -0-