--- a/components/timezone/asia Thu Nov 12 10:22:43 2015 -0800
+++ b/components/timezone/asia Mon Nov 16 21:02:04 2015 -0800
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
# Azerbaijan
# From Rustam Aliyev of the Azerbaijan Internet Forum (2005-10-23):
# According to the resolution of Cabinet of Ministers, 1997
-# Resolution available at: http://aif.az/docs/daylight_res.pdf
+# From Paul Eggert (2015-09-17): It was Resolution No. 21 (1997-03-17).
+# http://code.az/files/daylight_res.pdf
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Azer 1997 max - Mar lastSun 4:00 1:00 S
Rule Azer 1997 max - Oct lastSun 5:00 0 -
@@ -1717,11 +1718,12 @@
# the 8:30 time zone on August 15, one example:
# http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33815049
#
-# From Paul Eggert (2015-08-07):
-# No transition time is specified; assume 00:00.
+# From Paul Eggert (2015-08-15):
+# Bells rang out midnight (00:00) Friday as part of the celebrations. See:
+# Talmadge E. North Korea celebrates new time zone, 'Pyongyang Time'
+# http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-celebrates-time-zone-pyongyang-time-164038128.html
# There is no common English-language abbreviation for this time zone.
-# Use %z rather than invent one. We can't assume %z works everywhere yet,
-# so for now substitute its output manually.
+# Use KST, as that's what we already use for 1954-1961 in ROK.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Seoul 8:27:52 - LMT 1908 Apr 1
@@ -1735,7 +1737,7 @@
8:30 - KST 1912 Jan 1
9:00 - JCST 1937 Oct 1
9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 24
- 9:00 - KST 2015 Aug 15
+ 9:00 - KST 2015 Aug 15 00:00
8:30 - KST
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