Time Zone |
Asia/Pyongyang |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+9 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Kimchaek is an important industrial city in North Hamgyong Province of North Korea, located in the northeastern part of North Korea and facing the Sea of Japan to the east. Originally known as Seongjin Port, it was renamed in 1953 in honor of the anti-Japanese hero, General Kimchaek. As the center of North Korea's iron and steel industry, the city is one of the heavy industrial bases with large-scale enterprises such as the Kimtse Iron and Steel Works. Located at the northern end of the Hamgyeong Mountain Range, the city is surrounded by rich mineral resources, and port trade plays a significant role in the economy. With both industrial functions and the role of a regional transportation hub, Kimtse is an economic and strategic location in the northeastern part of Korea.
Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.