They should speed up the brisk production drive for improvement of the people's standard of living, holding high the banner of the industrial revolution in the new century and the torch of Hamnam, true to the behests of leader Kim Jong Il, under the leadership of the dear respected Kim Jong Un, the editorial stresses.

It was the lifelong intention and wish of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to turn the DPRK into a thriving socialist country with powerful national strength where everything prospers and people lead a rich and happy life without nothing to envy in the world, it says, and goes on:

Today when the DPRK stands at the turning point of opening the gate to a thriving country, the light industrial factories across the country should mass-produce quality consumer goods for the people to enjoy their material and cultural life to the full.

The sector of light industry should direct utmost concern to making the modern production bases, which are associated with the party's great care, pay off.

It should produce in larger quantity goods which are welcomed by the people and have competitive power in world markets.

The problem of raw and other materials for this sector should be solved by relying on domestic resources.

It is needed to closely combine production with science and technology as required by the IT era in the new century and ensure strict localization of raw and other materials.

A drive to lay productive and technical foundations of local industrial establishments should be conducted vigorously so as to update those establishments across the country.