Countries are free to decide their time zone for themselves, as there is no worldwide body dictating time zones.
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The North Korean spokesman also defended his country’s space program, which he said is for exploration and economic development. North Korea traces its birth as an independent nation to its founder, Kim Il-sung, who like other Korean peasants engaged in guerrilla warfare against the Japanese.
The South Koreans have not won the trophy since 2008, finishing as runner-up in 2010 and third in ’13.
The Korean peninsula was brought into the same time zone as Japan in 1912 during its colonial rule over the country.
That will reset the time to GMT+08:30, as it was before Japanese colonization.
It has been reported that North Korea’s state news agency, Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), announced Friday that the nation will no longer adhere to the time zone connected with its imperialized roots.
Japan ruled the Korean peninsula from 1910 to 1945. Second, the South is seriously concerned about being a full and normal member of the global community and the fractional time zone would look a little unusual.
Were they granted the ability to manipulate time and space, we’re fairly certain that most world leaders would choose to go back in time in order to benefit their own country somehow, replaying disastrous moments in their history and righting wrongs that would later cost them dearly. But Tamil Tiger rebels, who controlled wide swathes of northern Sri Lanka and were always looking for ways to prove their political independence, refused to follow.
SPRING FORWARD: Last year the Ukrainian province of Crimea jumped one time zone eastward to reflect its annexation by Russian Federation. He held the first inter-Korean summit with then North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in 2000.
There have been proposals to move it back again over the past few years – most recently in 2013.
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Venezuela is the only country in the world on -4.5GMT. The Pacific island nation skipped an entire day in December 2011, putting it three hours ahead of eastern Australia rather than 21 hours behind it, and 22 hours ahead of California, rather than two hours behind it.
