The February 3rd issue of the Ethiopian newspaper Daily Monitor allotted one whole page to a special write-up accompanied with his portrait and photos of him giving field guidance to the Taedonggang Combined Fruit Farm and the 927 Chicken Farm.

The paper in an article said he spent even his birthday for dedicating himself to the people.

The February 7th issue of a Nepalese newspaper carried his portrait and an article titled "Son of the People." His rare simplicity and unassuming character are a manifestation of his noble trait as an ordinary man.

The February issue of a Pakistani magazine carried his portrait and photos on his revolutionary activities and devoted its four pages to introducing in detail his noble personality as the peerlessly great man.

Bangladeshi newspapers carried special write-ups and articles on February 6 and 7.