North Korea get their own time zone
2015-08-07
North Korea will on 15 August 2015 move into its own unique time zone, at UTC+8:30, half an hour behind its current time zone, at UTC+9.
According to North Korean state media, the date for the time change was chosen to mark North Korea's liberation from Japan at the end of World War Two. North Korea was in the UTC+8:30 time zone before it was occupied by Japan in 1910.
North Korea is currently in the same time zone as South Korea and Japan. With the time zone change, North Korea will join the exclusive club of countries who have their very own time zone, alongside Venezuela, Iran and Nepal.
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CNN.com
"North Korea is its own world in many ways. Now, it is getting its own time zone to match."
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BBC.com
"North Korea is to switch to a new time zone to mark its liberation from the Japanese at the end of World War Two, says state media."
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Theguardian.com
"North Korea to turn clocks back by 30 minutes to establish own time zone"
Read more - Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
"조선에서 조국해방 70돐을 맞으며 표준시간을 제정하기로 결정하였다. 5일 발표된 최고인민회의 상임위원회 정령에는 다음과 같이 지적되였다. 민족재생의 은인이시며 절세의 애국자이신 위대한"
(Official source in Korean)
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