The Lao paper Congtap Pasason Lao carried an article titled "Eternal Chairman of National Defence Commission." It was illustrated with a photo of Kim Jong Il reviewing columns of paraders.

It said that Kim Jong Il turned the DPRK into a military power with matchless military capability through his energetic Songun revolutionary leadership and consolidated the political and ideological position of the country, ushering in a new era of building a thriving socialist nation.

The Bangladeshi paper Blits edited articles illustrated with portraits of smiling President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

It in an article titled "Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism" said that the Korean people are full of will to keep advancing along the road of independence, Songun and socialism indicated by Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

The Bangladeshi paper Bangla Times carried an article praising the feats of Kim Jong Il.

The Russian paper Vladivostok allotted a whole page to an article on Songun revolutionary leadership feats Kim Jong Un has performed for strengthening and developing the revolutionary armed forces.

It was accompanied by a photo of him saluting paraders.

Russian papers Komsomolskaya Pravda and Pri Armurskiye Wedomostsi carried articles titled "Leader loving future," etc. dealing with his noble outlook on the younger generation. They were illustrated with photos documenting his revolutionary activities.