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This is a list of the UTC time offsets, showing the difference in hours and minutes from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from the westernmost (−12:00) to the easternmost (+14:00). It includes countries and regions that observe them during standard time or year-round. The main purpose of this page is to list the current standard time offsets ...
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere ( Japanese: 大東亞共榮圈, Hepburn: Dai Tōa Kyōeiken), also known as the GEACPS, [1] was a pan-Asian union that the Empire of Japan tried to establish. Initially, it covered Japan (including annexed Korea ), Manchukuo, and China, but as the Pacific War progressed, it also included territories in ...
West Philippine Sea ( Filipino: Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas; [2] abbreviated as WPS) is the official designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone. The term is also sometimes incorrectly used to refer to the entire South China Sea.
Administrative divisions of Metro Manila. Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines, is a large metropolitan area that has several levels of subdivisions. Administratively, the region is divided into seventeen primary local government units with their own separate elected mayors and councils who are coordinated by the Metropolitan ...
The Pacific Time Zone ( PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−08:00 ). During daylight saving time, a time offset of UTC−07:00 is used.
The ASEAN Common Time ( ACT) is a proposal to adopt a standard time for all Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states. [1] [2] It was proposed in 1995 by Singapore, and in 2004 and 2015 by Malaysia to make business across countries easier. [3] [4] The proposal failed because of opposition in Thailand and Cambodia: [3] [5] Thais and ...
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone, roughly 21% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time . This time zone is used in all predominantly Chinese-speaking ...
Time in Peru. Peru Time (PET) is the official time in Peru. It is always 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00 ). [1] Peru has only one time zone and does not observe daylight saving time. During roughly April to October, Peruvian Time is the same as North American Central Time, while during roughly October to April, it is the ...