All posts tagged "standard time"

  • In this Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, file photo, a hotel staff member stands at a reception desk of a hotel, decorated with a map of the world on the wall, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Fresh off a drastic, half-year ban that closed North Korea’s doors to virtually all foreigners over fears they would spread the Ebola virus - despite the fact that there were no cases of Ebola reported anywhere in Asia - the country is once again determined to show off its "socialist fairyland" to tourists. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
    N. Korea to push back its standard time by 30 minutes

    North Korea announced that it plans to push back its standard time by 30 minutes as a celebratory move after the 70th anniversary of Korean independence on Aug. 15. “The wicked Japanese imperialists committed such unpardonable crimes...

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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