Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received a flower basket and a congratulatory letter from the Mongolian president.

- He sent a birthday spread to a woman centenarian living in Mundok County, South Phyongan Province.

- Achievements are being made in various economic sectors and units and different parts of the country.

- DPRK players Kim Hyon A and Mun Song Hui won gold medals in the 2026 Asian Judo Championship.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article stresses that no force on earth can check the DPRK confidently advancing forward under the guidance of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

- A meeting was held to convey a congratulatory message from the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea to the officials, scientists and technicians of the General Federation of Science and Technology of Korea on the occasion of its 80th founding anniversary.

- A meeting was held to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Ryongsong Machine Complex.

- The 25th National Youth and Children's Festival of Loyalty closed with due ceremony.

Minju Joson

- An editorial calls for certainly attaining the grain production goal for the first year of fulfilling the new long-term plan. -0-