North Korean bell tolls to mark start of country's own time zone

North Korean bell tolls to mark start of country's own time zone

North Koreans ring a bell in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2015, as the country adopted its own time zone by turning its clocks back by 30 minutes. There are concerns that the shift will deepen divisions between the Koreas, previously in the same time zone, while Pyongyang said it created the new time zone to mark the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese rule at the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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