PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will reset Pyongyang time to GMT+09:00, 30 minutes earlier than the present time, starting from May 5, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK adopted a decree "On Resetting Pyongyang Time" to "unify the times of the north and the south," the KCNA said.The decree urged the cabinet and relevant organs to take steps to implement it, the report added.During his summit meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at Panmunjom on Friday, DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un proposed unifying the times of the north and the south before doing anything else, saying, "It was a painful wrench to see two clocks indicating Pyongyang and Seoul times hanging on a wall of the summit venue."The move is "the first practical step for national reconciliation and unity", the KCNA quoted Kim as saying. "It is ... a process in which the north and the south turn their different and separated things into the same and single ones."Previously, the two Koreas used an identical standard time. But in August 2015, when inter-Korean relations deteriorated, the DPRK pushed back its standard time by 30 minutes. customize-braceletssilicone wristbands australiacheap silicone wristbands ukblank-wristbandpurple silicone bracelets
BEIJING - The upcoming China-Japan-ROK leaders' meeting will open up new prospects for cooperation and contribute to regional peace, stability and prosperity, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday in Beijing.The meeting, the seventh of its kind, will be held in Japan on May 9. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and ROK President Moon Jae-in will attend the meeting.They will meet with the press after the meeting and address the opening ceremony of a business summit, spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a daily press briefing.China-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation has achieved fruitful outcomes in areas such as the economy, trade, finance, transport, culture, education, environment, health, and disaster management. An investment agreement has been signed, and 13 rounds of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations have been held, according to Hua."Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of China-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation," she said, expressing hope that the upcoming leaders' meeting will usher in new prospects in the cooperation.In addition to attending the meeting, Premier Li will also pay an official visit to Japan.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, and bilateral ties face an important opportunity for improvement, Hua said.During the visit, Li will hold talks with Abe and meet with Japanese Emperor Akihito.The official visit to Japan, the first made by a Chinese premier after eight years, will further consolidate the improving momentum, push ties back to the normal track and chart the future development of bilateral ties, Hua said. purple silicone braceletsrubber message braceletsrubber wristbands custom cheapblank-wristbandpersonalized silicone bracelets<%2fcenter>
