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 reset¹ 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 wrench² to see two clocks indicating Pyongyang and Seoul times hanging on a wall of the summit venue³."

 

He then promised to change its country's time zone to that of the ROK.

 

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump⁴ 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.

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