The bulletin in an article titled "Birthday of Great Leader" said that Kim Jong Il has defended the socialist cause with his Songun politics and wisely led the Korean people to build a thriving nation, successfully carrying to completion the revolutionary cause of President Kim Il Sung.

All the achievements of the Korean people are the fruition of the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, it noted.

In an article headlined "100,000 Flats" the bulletin referred to the facts that thanks to the popular policies of the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government 100,000 flats are now being successfully built in Pyongyang with apartment houses in Mansudae Street as a model, the drive to build more streets and villages reminiscent of fairyland in the 21st century is making dynamic progress in the urban and rural areas and the people enjoy a happy life in modern houses free from the worry about the house rent.

It also edited the joint New Year editorial of the leading newspapers of the DPRK and articles introducing the April spring friendship art festival and the Pyongyang Grand Theatre.