Kang Ryon Hui wins gold medal at Asian Youth Games

DPRK athlete Kang Ryon Hui won a gold medal at the Third Asian Youth Games being held in Bahrain. The Games brought together more than 4 000 men and women players from over 40 countries and regions including the DPRK, China, Mongolia and Thailand. Kang Ryon Hui took first place in the women's 2 000m hurdle race on October 24 (local time) with the record of 6 minutes and 37.88 seconds, setting a new record of the Games. The Pyongyang Times, launched on May 6, 1965, is the DPRK's only English newspaper. It gives latest, detailed information about what is going on in the country in politics, the economy, culture and other sectors. And the paper also provides a vast knowledge of the nooks and crannies of Pyongyang.