Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday:

- Officials and members of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea held a meeting to hear the stories about noble virtues of President Kim Il Sung on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of his demise.

- Successes have been made in different units.

- More than 60 young people in North Phyongan Province volunteered to work at the forefronts for implementing the decisions of the Workers' Party of Korea.

- A delegation of Kim Il Sung Military University returned home after visiting the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Rodong Sinmun

- Missions of the international organizations here laid flower baskets at the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill.

- An article says that the great war victory in the 1950s was brought about by the matchless pluck, courage and invincible will of the President.

- A plasterers contest took place as a part of the "Contest of Skilled Workers with Different Jobs in Various Sectors of National Economy-2025".

- An article says that the extreme high temperature in different parts of the world is destroying the daily life of people and exercising negative influence on their health and economic activities.

Minju Joson

- An article says that today's DPRK and happiness of its people are unthinkable apart from the immortal exploits of the President.

- An editorial calls upon all sectors and units to put spurs to the all-people advance for successfully concluding this year's struggle.

- The DPRK foreign minister sent a congratulatory message to her Belarusian counterpart. -0-