The Hungarian newspaper Szabadsag said in an article titled "The DPRK significantly celebrates the Day of the Shining Star", illustrated with photos of Kim Jong Il and respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, that Kim Jong Il is the great revolutionary and peerless statesman as he led socialist Korea to victory in the unprecedentedly grim period.

Ethiopia's newspaper Reporter and Uganda's newspaper Sun Rise carried special write-ups titled "February in the DPRK and Kim Jong Il" and "Prominent Leader Kim Jong Il" with his smiling portraits.

The papers introduced the undying ideo-theoretical and leadership exploits of Kim Jong Il on behalf of the times and humanity.

A Nepalese magazine said in an article that the Korean people are significantly celebrating the Day of the Shining Star as the greatest auspicious holiday because the victory and prosperity of socialist Korea are unthinkable without HE Kim Jong Il.

The Bangladesh newspaper Daily Industry and the Nigerian newspaper Statesman in their articles said that Kim Jong Il's birth was an event of great significance in the destiny and development of not only the Korean people but also the world progressives.