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朝鲜加入韩国时区

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday at 23:30 local time (15:00 GMT) adjusted country's clocks 30 minutes forward to midnight as to be in the same time zone as the Republic of Korea's (ROK).
 
本周五晚23点30分,朝鲜将该国时间调快30分钟以便与韩国在同一时区。
 
The DPRK's state media said the reset is the "the first practical step" to speed up Korean unification.
 
During the April 27 talks between DPRK leader Kim Jong Un's and ROK President Moon Jae-in, Kim told Moon it was "a painful wrench to see two clocks indicating Pyongyang and Seoul times hanging on a wall of the summit venue."
 
He then promised to change its country's time zone to that of the ROK.
 
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for the summit between Kim and himself.
 
A brief history of the DPRK's time zone
 
The DPRK created "Pyongyang Time" in 2015 by setting its clocks 30 minutes behind the ROK and Japan.