Just in less than 10 minutes after the special news was published, world media echoed it all at once.

More than 10,000 media of the world carried it as breaking news under such titles as "DPRK Awards Title of Marshal to First Secretary Kim Jong Un, Special Report Issued" and "New Supreme Leader Title Awarded to DPRK Leader Kim Jong Un".

The Cuban Institute of Radio and Television, Reuters, AFP, the New York Times and a Cambodian paper carried the news of the decision on awarding the title of DPRK Marshal to Kim Jong Un together with a picture he had taken with commanding officers of the Korean People's Army and other pictures of his revolutionary activities.

Media gave wide publicity to it and vied with each other to report the news in prime time.

They said that leader Kim Jong Un's holding of the title of DPRK Marshal means the firm establishment of his leadership system over the KPA. This is an expression of the will of the party, government and people of the DPRK to further strengthen Kim Jong Un's leadership system over whole country.

Progressive people have extended warm congratulations to him.

The military attaches corps here presented a floral basket and congratulatory letter to him and the chairman of the International Kim Il Sung Foundation, the general director of the Golden Trip Travel Service Co. Ltd., and the president of the Emperor Group of Hong Kong, China sent floral baskets to the DPRK missions.

A delegation of the Nakhodka City Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the honorary chairman of the Bulgarian Communists Union and personages of the Bulgaria-Korea Friendship Association, Kim Il Sung Library in Sofia and the Bulgarian Group for the Study of the Juche Idea paid congratulatory visits to the DPRK missions in their countries.

A celebration meeting took place in Basel, Switzerland, and colorful political and cultural events are widely held worldwide.

Political parties, organizations and individuals of many countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, Guinea, Democratic Congo, UK, Denmark, Germany and Peru made public statements and articles reflecting their best wishes for him.