Arpan carried an article titled "Undying feats in laying a springboard for a thriving nation" on Feb. 3. It said remarkable successes have been made in succession and the idea of building a thriving nation is coming true in the DPRK, a country that had to make the arduous march and the forced march just more than a decade ago. This is a striking demonstration of the leadership ability of Kim Jong Il, it noted.

The signal events in the DPRK proved once again that his undying feats and patriotic devotion are the source of all victories and miracles and inexhaustible strength, it stressed.

Jana Sata on Feb. 4 said the invincible might of the Korean People's Army would have been unthinkable without Kim Jong Il. He put forward the KPA as the pillar of the self-defence capabilities and made great efforts to strengthen it, the paper added.