Pyongyang, February 11 (KCNA) -- The 26th Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival is to be held in Pyongyang to celebrate 77th birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il.

Pyongyang, February 11 (KCNA) -- An Angolan preparatory committee for celebrating the birth anniversaries of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il was formed on Feb. 6.

Pyongyang, February 11 (KCNA) -- A Belgian preparatory committee for celebrating the birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il (Day of the Shining Star) was formed in Brussels on Feb. 4.

Kanggye, February 11 (KCNA) -- The Revolutionary Site in Mt. Jangja is ceaselessly visited by a lot of people ahead of Chairman Kim Jong Il's birth anniversary.

Pyongyang, February 10 (KCNA) -- The Bulgaria-Korea Friendship Association issued a bulletin ahead of Chairman Kim Jong Il's birth anniversary (Day of the Shining Star).