Kim Jong-Un has placed North Korea in a new time zone by turning back time by 30 minutes. North Korea’s time zone is now 30 minutes behind that of the South.
Today, on the 70th Anniversary of the country’s liberation from Japan, North Korea marked the start of the new time zone by ringing the Pyongyang Bell at the Pyongyang Astronomical Observatory at the stroke of midnight. The aim was to rid the country of its colonial legacy.
North Korea set itself a new time zone Saturday in a move expected to complicate relations with South Korea.
South Korean officials have expressed concern the move will complicate inter-Korean affairs, particularly movements in and out of the joint industrial complex in North Korea’s border city of Kaesong.
It could also create confusion in messages exchanged between their militaries.