The March issue of the China Hong Kong magazine International Link carried articles illustrated with a portrait of smiling Kim Il Sung and photos of Kim Il Sung, leader Kim Jong Il and Marshal Kim Jong Un.

The magazine said in an article titled "Peerlessly great man":

HE Kim Il Sung was the eternal President of the DPRK and the greatest man of the 20th century.

He made an immortal contribution to the cause of human independence.

He also conducted energetic activities for strengthening the socialist movement and the non-aligned movement.

He was the incarnation of human love possessed of boundlessly noble virtues.

The March 24th issue of the DR Congo newspaper L'Avenir in articles illustrated with a portrait of smiling Kim Il Sung introduced his ideological, theoretical and party and state building exploits.

The March 30th issue of the Namibian newspaper New Era carried articles under various titles such as "Smile of the sun" and "Kim Il Sung, eternal sun" illustrated with a portrait of smiling Kim Il Sung" and his photos.