From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daylight saving time in Asia
Daylight saving time in Asia
DST is for 2011 used the following Asian countries: Malaysia
• Armenia
Malaysia used DST from January 1, 1933, but discontinued
• Azerbaijan
on December 31, 1981 to replace Malaysian Standard
• Cyprus
Time.
• Iran
• Israel
• Jordan
South Korea
• Lebanon South Korea observed DST from 1948-51, from 1955-60,
• Territories governed by the Palestinian National and from 1987-88. South Korea does not currently ob-
Authority serve DST.
• Syria
• Turkey Syria
Syria observed DST at UTC+3, in 2006 from 30 March until
By country 21 September (a change from 30 September). Now, DST is
observed from the last Friday of March to the last Friday
of October.
China, People’s Republic of
Main article: China Standard Time Taiwan
The People’s Republic of China experimented with DST
Taiwan implemented DST from 1945-61, revoked DST
from 1986, but abandoned DST from 1992 onwards. The
from 1962-73, reinstated DST from 1974-75, revoked DST
PRC now uses one time zone (UTC+8) for the whole coun-
from 1976-79 and reinstated it in 1980. Taiwan aban-
try.
doned DST from 1981 onwards.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong used DST beginning in 1948, but abandoned it References
from 1980 onwards.[1] [1] "Hong Kong Observatory: Hong Kong Summer
Time". Hong Kong Observatory. 2009-10-02.
India http://www.weather.gov.hk/gts/time/
The Republic of India used Daylight Saving Time (DST) Summertime.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
briefly during wartime. Currently, India does not observe
DST. See also
Jordan • Daylight saving time
• Daylight saving time by country
Jordan UTC+2 observes daylight saving time from the last
• Daylight saving time in Oceania
Friday of March to the last Friday of October.
• Daylight saving time in Africa
• Daylight saving time in Europe
Kyrgyzstan • Daylight saving time in North America
Kyrgyzstan voted to stop observing DST in 2005 and re- • Daylight saving time in South America
main on UTC+6 as Standard Time (which used to be Kyr-
gyzstan Summer Time), thus still saving energy.
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