The struggle of the Korean people for building an economic power is making a dynamic and confident advance under the leadership of the great party, the editorial says, and goes on:

All party members, service personnel and people across the country turned out as one in hearty response to the New Year Address made by supreme leader Kim Jong Un and have waged a strenuous drive for building an economic power.

The service personnel have made a breakthrough in important worksites, determined to successfully take charge of both the defence of the country and socialist construction. Service personnel and people are carrying out joint operations, demonstrating the invincible spirit of Songun Korea in different parts of the country.

The Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum was built as a monumental edifice in the era of Songun, a vast orchard of apple trees appeared at the foot of Chol Pass and modern production bases sprang up to contribute to improving the people's living standard.

Shining successes have been reported to herald a victory in this year's drive. Many units have been remodeled as required by the new century and an increasing number of people have fulfilled their yearly plans.

Success in the building of an economic power is sure to be achieved.

We have the Juche-oriented idea and line for building an economic power and tested leadership of the great party as it steers the effort for doing so to victory. The elated mental power of the service personnel and people single-mindedly united around the party and the leader, the solid material and technological foundation built in the course of the protracted historic struggle and models created for building an economic power and a wealth of experience gained under the leadership of the party serve as exceptionally precious assets.

The editorial calls for dynamically waging drives for victory on all fronts for building an economic power full of firm conviction of bright future and optimism and thus powerfully demonstrating the spirit of the prospering great Paektusan nation.