The papers carried a portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il and his photos and pictures of respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.

The Malaysian paper Guang Ming Daily dealt with the letters anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters left on the trees of the forest of Mt Paektu highly praising Kim Jong Il as the Shining Star of Mt Paektu soon after his birth.

The Lao paper Congtap Pasason Lao referred to the fact that Kim Jong Il bolstered the country's military power in every way, consolidated its political and ideological positions as firm as a rock and ushered in a fresh era of building a socialist power with his energetic Songun revolutionary leadership.

The Indonesian International Daily and the Myanmar paper The New Age lauded Kim Jong Il for demonstrating before the world the DPRK's dignity with his outstanding ideo-theoretical wisdom and leadership and making an immortal contribution to accomplishing the human cause of independence.

The Chinese Hong Kong magazine International Link edited an article illustrated with a portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il and his photos and reflections of foreign personages praising his brilliant career dedicated to the country's prosperity and its rosy future.