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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>2002-01-29 04:25:28 +0000
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Update.
2002-01-28  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>

	* timezone/asia: Update from tzdata2002b.
	* timezone/australasia: Likewise.
	* timezone/backward: Likewise.
	* timezone/europe: Likewise.
	* timezone/leapseconds: Likewise.
	* timezone/iso3166.tab: Likewise.
	* timezone/zone.tab: Likewise.
-rw-r--r--ChangeLog10
-rw-r--r--string/bits/string2.h2
-rw-r--r--timezone/asia134
-rw-r--r--timezone/australasia17
-rw-r--r--timezone/backward3
-rw-r--r--timezone/europe52
-rw-r--r--timezone/iso3166.tab4
-rw-r--r--timezone/leapseconds37
-rw-r--r--timezone/zone.tab24
9 files changed, 193 insertions, 90 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7ef1f84e8b..fefa0ed08f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2002-01-28  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
+
+	* timezone/asia: Update from tzdata2002b.
+	* timezone/australasia: Likewise.
+	* timezone/backward: Likewise.
+	* timezone/europe: Likewise.
+	* timezone/leapseconds: Likewise.
+	* timezone/iso3166.tab: Likewise.
+	* timezone/zone.tab: Likewise.
+
 2002-01-23  Richard Henderson  <rth@redhat.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/alpha/Makefile (pic-ccflag): New variable.
diff --git a/string/bits/string2.h b/string/bits/string2.h
index fa847771fe..6c56c63cc1 100644
--- a/string/bits/string2.h
+++ b/string/bits/string2.h
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ __strcpy_small (char *__dest,
 #   define stpcpy(dest, src) __stpcpy (dest, src)
 #  endif
 
-#  if !__GNUC_PREREQ (3, 0) || _FORCE_INLINES
+#  if !__GNUC_PREREQ (3, 0) || defined _FORCE_INLINES
 #   if _STRING_ARCH_unaligned
 #    ifndef _FORCE_INLINES
 #     define __stpcpy_args(src) \
diff --git a/timezone/asia b/timezone/asia
index 0d58ca96e8..d21f5713ec 100644
--- a/timezone/asia
+++ b/timezone/asia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia	7.65
+# @(#)asia	7.66
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Zone	Asia/Phnom_Penh	6:59:40 -	LMT	1906 Jun  9
 # China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the
 # Peking (Bejing) time zone was recognized.  Since that date, China
 # has two of 'em -- Peking's and Urumqi (named after the capital of
-# the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region).  I don't know about DST for it.
+# the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region).  I don't know about DST for it.
 #
 # . . .I just deleted the DST table and this editor makes it too
 # painful to suck in another copy..  So, here is what I have for
@@ -200,26 +200,38 @@ Rule	PRC	1949	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	0	S
 Rule	PRC	1986	only	-	May	 4	0:00	1:00	D
 Rule	PRC	1986	1991	-	Sep	Sun>=11	0:00	0	S
 Rule	PRC	1987	1991	-	Apr	Sun>=10	0:00	1:00	D
+#
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
+#
+# From Anthony Fok (2001-12-20):
+# BTW, I did some research on-line and found some info regarding these five
+# historic timezones from some Taiwan websites.  And yes, there are official
+# Chinese names for these locales (before 1949):
+# Changbai Time ("Long-white Time", Long-white = Heilongjiang area)
 Zone	Asia/Harbin	8:26:44	-	LMT	1928 # or Haerbin
-			8:30	-	HART	1932 Mar # Harbin Time
+			8:30	-	CHAT	1932 Mar # Changbai Time
 			8:00	-	CST	1940
-			9:00	-	HART	1966 May
-			8:30	-	HART	1980 May
+			9:00	-	CHAT	1966 May
+			8:30	-	CHAT	1980 May
 			8:00	PRC	C%sT
+# Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time")
 Zone	Asia/Shanghai	8:05:52	-	LMT	1928
 			8:00	Shang	C%sT	1949
 			8:00	PRC	C%sT
+# Long-shu Time (probably due to Long and Shu being two names of that area)
 Zone	Asia/Chongqing	7:06:20	-	LMT	1928 # or Chungking
-			7:00	-	CHUT	1980 May # Chungking Time
+			7:00	-	LONT	1980 May # Long-shu Time
 			8:00	PRC	C%sT
+# Xin-zang Time ("Xinjiang-Tibet Time")
 Zone	Asia/Urumqi	5:50:20	-	LMT	1928 # or Urumchi
 			6:00	-	URUT	1980 May # Urumqi Time
 			8:00	PRC	C%sT
+# Kunlun Time
 Zone	Asia/Kashgar	5:03:56	-	LMT	1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar
 			5:30	-	KAST	1940	 # Kashgar Time
 			5:00	-	KAST	1980 May
 			8:00	PRC	C%sT
+
 # Hong Kong (Xianggang)
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	HK	1946	only	-	Apr	20	3:30	1:00	S
@@ -266,25 +278,25 @@ Rule	Taiwan	1980	only	-	Sep	30	0:00	0	S
 Zone	Asia/Taipei	8:06:00 -	LMT	1896 # or Taibei or T'ai-pei
 			8:00	Taiwan	C%sT
 
-# Macao (Macau, Aomen)
+# Macau (Macao, Aomen)
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	Macao	1961	1962	-	Mar	Sun>=16	3:30	1:00	S
-Rule	Macao	1961	1964	-	Nov	Sun>=1	3:30	0	-
-Rule	Macao	1963	only	-	Mar	Sun>=16	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Macao	1964	only	-	Mar	Sun>=16	3:30	1:00	S
-Rule	Macao	1965	only	-	Mar	Sun>=16	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Macao	1965	only	-	Oct	31	0:00	0	-
-Rule	Macao	1966	1971	-	Apr	Sun>=16	3:30	1:00	S
-Rule	Macao	1966	1971	-	Oct	Sun>=16	3:30	0	-
-Rule	Macao	1972	1974	-	Apr	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Macao	1972	1973	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
-Rule	Macao	1974	1977	-	Oct	Sun>=15	3:30	0	-
-Rule	Macao	1975	1977	-	Apr	Sun>=15	3:30	1:00	S
-Rule	Macao	1978	1980	-	Apr	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Macao	1978	1980	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
+Rule	Macau	1961	1962	-	Mar	Sun>=16	3:30	1:00	S
+Rule	Macau	1961	1964	-	Nov	Sun>=1	3:30	0	-
+Rule	Macau	1963	only	-	Mar	Sun>=16	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Macau	1964	only	-	Mar	Sun>=16	3:30	1:00	S
+Rule	Macau	1965	only	-	Mar	Sun>=16	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Macau	1965	only	-	Oct	31	0:00	0	-
+Rule	Macau	1966	1971	-	Apr	Sun>=16	3:30	1:00	S
+Rule	Macau	1966	1971	-	Oct	Sun>=16	3:30	0	-
+Rule	Macau	1972	1974	-	Apr	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Macau	1972	1973	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
+Rule	Macau	1974	1977	-	Oct	Sun>=15	3:30	0	-
+Rule	Macau	1975	1977	-	Apr	Sun>=15	3:30	1:00	S
+Rule	Macau	1978	1980	-	Apr	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Macau	1978	1980	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone	Asia/Macao	7:34:20 -	LMT	1912
-			8:00	Macao	MO%sT	1999 Dec 20 # return to China
+Zone	Asia/Macau	7:34:20 -	LMT	1912
+			8:00	Macau	MO%sT	1999 Dec 20 # return to China
 			8:00	PRC	C%sT
 
 
@@ -817,31 +829,71 @@ Zone	Asia/Amman	2:23:44 -	LMT	1931
 # Guess that Aqtau and Aqtobe diverged in 1995, since that's the first time
 # IATA SSIM mentions a third time zone in Kazakhstan.
 #
+# From Paul Eggert (2001-10-18):
+# German Iofis, ELSI, Almaty (2001-10-09) reports that Kazakhstan uses
+# RussiaAsia rules, instead of switching at 00:00 as the IATA has it.
+# Go with Shanks, who has them always using RussiaAsia rules.
+# Also go with the following claims of Shanks:
+#
+# - Kazakhstan did not observe DST in 1991.
+# - Qyzylorda switched from +5:00 to +6:00 on 1992-01-19 02:00.
+# - Oral switched from +5:00 to +4:00 in spring 1989.
+# 
+#
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
+#
+# Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), representing most locations in Kazakhstan
 Zone	Asia/Almaty	5:07:48 -	LMT	1924 May  2 # or Alma-Ata
-			5:00	-	ALMT	1957 Mar # Alma-Ata Time
-			6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT	1991 Mar 31 2:00s
-			5:00	1:00	ALMST	1991 Sep 29 2:00s
-			5:00	-	ALMT	1992 Jan 19 2:00s
-			6:00 E-EurAsia	ALM%sT
+			5:00	-	ALMT	1930 Jun 21 # Alma-Ata Time
+			6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT	1991
+			6:00	-	ALMT	1992
+			6:00 RussiaAsia	ALM%sT
+# Qyzylorda (aka Kyzylorda, Kizilorda, Kzyl-Orda, etc.)
+Zone	Asia/Qyzylorda	4:21:52 -	LMT	1924 May  2
+			4:00	-	KIZT	1930 Jun 21 # Kizilorda Time
+			5:00	-	KIZT	1981 Apr  1
+			5:00	1:00	KIZST	1981 Oct  1
+			6:00	-	KIZT	1982 Apr  1
+			5:00 RussiaAsia	KIZ%sT	1991
+			5:00	-	KIZT	1991 Dec 16 # independence
+			5:00	-	QYZT	1992 Jan 19 2:00
+			6:00 RussiaAsia	QYZ%sT
+# Aqtobe (aka Aktobe, formerly Akt'ubinsk)
 Zone	Asia/Aqtobe	3:48:40	-	LMT	1924 May  2
-			4:00	-	AKT	1957 Mar # Aktyubinsk Time
-			5:00 RussiaAsia AK%sT	1991 Mar 31 2:00s
-			4:00	1:00	AKTST	1991 Sep 29 2:00s
-			4:00	-	AQTT	1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aqtobe Time
-			5:00 E-EurAsia	AQT%sT
-Zone	Asia/Aqtau	3:21:04	-	LMT	1924 May  2 # or Aktau
-			4:00	-	SHET	1957 Mar # Fort Shevchenko Time
-			5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT	1991 Mar 31 2:00s
-			4:00	1:00	AQTST	1991 Sep 29 2:00s
-			4:00	-	AQTT	1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aqtau Time
-			5:00 E-EurAsia	AQT%sT	1995 Sep lastSun
-			4:00 E-EurAsia	AQT%sT
+			4:00	-	AKTT	1930 Jun 21 # Aktyubinsk Time
+			5:00	-	AKTT	1981 Apr  1
+			5:00	1:00	AKTST	1981 Oct  1
+			6:00	-	AKTT	1982 Apr  1
+			5:00 RussiaAsia	AKT%sT	1991
+			5:00	-	AKTT	1991 Dec 16 # independence
+			5:00 RussiaAsia	AQT%sT	# Aqtobe Time
+# Mangghystau
+# Aqtau was not founded until 1963, but it represents an inhabited region,
+# so include time stamps before 1963.
+Zone	Asia/Aqtau	3:21:04	-	LMT	1924 May  2
+			4:00	-	FORT	1930 Jun 21 # Fort Shevchenko T
+			5:00	-	FORT	1963
+			5:00	-	SHET	1981 Oct  1 # Shevchenko Time
+			6:00	-	SHET	1982 Apr  1
+			5:00 RussiaAsia	SHE%sT	1991
+			5:00	-	SHET	1991 Dec 16 # independence
+			5:00 RussiaAsia	AQT%sT	1995 Sep lastSun # Aqtau Time
+			4:00 RussiaAsia	AQT%sT
+# West Kazakhstan
+Zone	Asia/Oral	3:25:24	-	LMT	1924 May  2 # or Ural'sk
+			4:00	-	URAT	1930 Jun 21 # Ural'sk time
+			5:00	-	URAT	1981 Apr  1
+			5:00	1:00	URAST	1981 Oct  1
+			6:00	-	URAT	1982 Apr  1
+			5:00 RussiaAsia	URA%sT	1989 Mar 26 2:00
+			4:00 RussiaAsia	URA%sT	1991
+			4:00	-	URAT	1991 Dec 16 # independence
+			4:00 RussiaAsia	ORA%sT	# Oral Time
 
 # Kyrgyzstan (Kirgizstan)
 # Transitions through 1991 are from Shanks.
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	Kirgiz	1992	1996	-	Apr	Sun>=7	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Kirgiz	1992	1996	-	Apr	Sun>=7	0:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Kirgiz	1992	1996	-	Sep	lastSun	0:00	0	-
 Rule	Kirgiz	1997	max	-	Mar	lastSun	2:30	1:00	S
 Rule	Kirgiz	1997	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:30	0	-
diff --git a/timezone/australasia b/timezone/australasia
index c30ea37503..09d8747c30 100644
--- a/timezone/australasia
+++ b/timezone/australasia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)australasia	7.65
+# @(#)australasia	7.66
 # This file also includes Pacific islands.
 
 # Notes are at the end of this file
@@ -399,10 +399,8 @@ Zone	Pacific/Fakaofo	-11:24:56 -	LMT	1901
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Tonga	1999	only	-	Oct	 7	2:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Tonga	2000	only	-	Mar	19	2:00s	0	-
-Rule	Tonga	2000	only	-	Nov	 4	2:00s	1:00	S
-Rule	Tonga	2001	only	-	Jan	27	2:00s	0	-
-Rule	Tonga	2001	only	-	Nov	25	2:00s	1:00	S
-Rule	Tonga	2002	only	-	Mar	 3	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	Tonga	2000	max	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Tonga	2001	max	-	Jan	lastSun	2:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Tongatapu	12:19:20 -	LMT	1901
 			12:20	-	TOT	1941 # Tonga Time
@@ -1227,10 +1225,11 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # From Rives McDow (2000-12-01):
 # Tonga is observing DST as of 2000-11-04 and will stop on 2001-01-27.
 
-# From Rives McDow (2001-07-17):
-# The Kingdom of Tonga will move to DST at 0200 local time on Sunday,
-# November 25, 2001 and revert back to standard time at 0300 local
-# time on Sunday, March 3, 2002.
+# From Sione Moala-Mafi (2001-09-20) via Rives McDow:
+# At 2:00am on the first Sunday of November, the standard time in the Kingdom
+# shall be moved forward by one hour to 3:00am.  At 2:00am on the last Sunday
+# of January the standard time in the Kingdom shall be moved backward by one
+# hour to 1:00am.
 
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/timezone/backward b/timezone/backward
index 45ade4dd3d..daeaf74312 100644
--- a/timezone/backward
+++ b/timezone/backward
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)backward	7.21
+# @(#)backward	7.22
 
 # This file provides links between current names for time zones
 # and their old names.  Many names changed in late 1993.
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Link	America/St_Thomas	America/Virgin
 Link	Asia/Ashgabat		Asia/Ashkhabad
 Link	Asia/Chongqing		Asia/Chungking
 Link	Asia/Dhaka		Asia/Dacca
+Link	Asia/Macau		Asia/Macao
 Link	Asia/Jerusalem		Asia/Tel_Aviv
 Link	Asia/Thimphu		Asia/Thimbu
 Link	Asia/Ulaanbaatar	Asia/Ulan_Bator
diff --git a/timezone/europe b/timezone/europe
index b87e31526d..6af29c44c3 100644
--- a/timezone/europe
+++ b/timezone/europe
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)europe	7.80
+# @(#)europe	7.81
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 # and extending this list, which can be found in
 # <a href="http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/">
 # History of legal time in Britain
-# </a> (2000-02-12).
+# </a>
 
 # From Joseph S. Myers <jsm28@cam.ac.uk> (1998-01-06):
 #
@@ -749,15 +749,53 @@ Zone Atlantic/Faeroe	-0:27:04 -	LMT	1908 Jan 11	# Torshavn
 # In the military area near Thule and in Danmarkshavn DST will not be
 # introduced.
 
-# From Paul Eggert (2001-09-29):
+# From Rives McDow (2001-11-01):
+# 
+# I correspond regularly with the Dansk Polarcenter, and wrote them at
+# the time to clarify the situation in Thule.  Unfortunately, I have
+# not heard back from them regarding my recent letter.  [But I have
+# info from earlier correspondence.]
+#
+# According to the center, a very small local time zone around Thule
+# Air Base keeps the time according to UTC-4, implementing daylight
+# savings using North America rules, changing the time at 02:00 local time....
+#
+# The east coast of Greenland north of the community of Scoresbysund
+# uses UTC in the same way as in Iceland, year round, with no dst.
+# There are just a few stations on this coast, including the
+# Danmarkshavn ICAO weather station mentioned in your September 29th
+# email.  The other stations are two sledge patrol stations in
+# Mestersvig and Daneborg, the air force base at Station Nord, and the
+# DPC research station at Zackenberg.
+#
+# Scoresbysund and two small villages nearby keep time UTC-1 and use
+# the same daylight savings time period as in West Greenland (Godthab).
+#
+# The rest of Greenland, including Godthab (this area, although it
+# includes central Greenland, is known as west Greenland), keeps time
+# UTC-3, with daylight savings methods according to European rules.
+#
+# It is common procedure to use UTC 0 in the wilderness of East and
+# North Greenland, because it is mainly Icelandic aircraft operators
+# maintaining traffic in these areas.  However, the official status of
+# this area is that it sticks with Godthab time.  This area might be
+# considered a dual time zone in some respects because of this.
+
+# From Rives McDow (2001-11-19):
+# I heard back from someone stationed at Thule; the time change took place
+# there at 2:00 AM.
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2001-11-19):
 # The 1997 CIA map shows Danmarkshavn on GMT; the 1995 map as like Godthab.
 # For lack of better info, assume they were like Godthab before 1996.
-# The 2000 IATA shows Thule as observing DST, so assume they stopped in 2001.
-
+# startkart.no says Thule does not observe DST, but this is clearly an error,
+# so go with Shanks for all Thule transitions.
 #
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	Thule	1993	2000	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
-Rule	Thule	1993	2000	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
+Rule	Thule	1991	1992	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
+Rule	Thule	1991	1992	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
+Rule	Thule	1993	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
+Rule	Thule	1993	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
 #
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone America/Danmarkshavn -1:14:40 -	LMT	1916 Jul 28
diff --git a/timezone/iso3166.tab b/timezone/iso3166.tab
index 2286f3afe6..98c1c46cdc 100644
--- a/timezone/iso3166.tab
+++ b/timezone/iso3166.tab
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ISO 3166 2-letter country codes
 #
-# @(#)iso3166.tab	1.8
+# @(#)iso3166.tab	1.9
 #
 # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1999-10-13):
 #
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ MK	Macedonia
 ML	Mali
 MM	Myanmar (Burma)
 MN	Mongolia
-MO	Macao
+MO	Macau
 MP	Northern Mariana Islands
 MQ	Martinique
 MR	Mauritania
diff --git a/timezone/leapseconds b/timezone/leapseconds
index 495eb818df..c5306a68ae 100644
--- a/timezone/leapseconds
+++ b/timezone/leapseconds
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)leapseconds	7.14
+# @(#)leapseconds	7.15
 
 # Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file.
 
@@ -54,26 +54,27 @@ Leap	1998	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 # FAX       : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
 # Internet  : iers@obspm.fr
 # 
-#                                                Paris, 25 June 2001
+#                                               Paris, 14 January 2002
 # 
-#                                                Bulletin C 22
+#                                               Bulletin C 23
 # 
-#                                                To authorities responsible
-#                                                for the measurement and
-#                                                distribution of time
+#                                               To authorities responsible
+#                                               for the measurement and
+#                                               distribution of time
 # 
-#                           INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
+#                          INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
 # 
-#  NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2001.
-#  The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is :
+# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2002.
+# The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is :		
+# 		
+#     from 1999 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -32 s
 # 
-#      from 1999 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -32 s
+# Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December
+# or June,  depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
+# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there
+# will be no time step at the next possible date.
 # 
-#  Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December
-#  or June,  depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
-#  six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there
-#  will be no time step at the next possible date.
-# 
-#                                              Daniel GAMBIS
-#                                              Director
-#                                              Earth Orientation Center of IERS
+#                                             Daniel GAMBIS
+#                                             Director			
+#                                             Earth Orientation Center of IERS
+#                                             Observatoire de Paris, France
diff --git a/timezone/zone.tab b/timezone/zone.tab
index 1070f9c9c4..17fdd5e8f2 100644
--- a/timezone/zone.tab
+++ b/timezone/zone.tab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)zone.tab	1.24
+# @(#)zone.tab	1.25
 #
 # TZ zone descriptions
 #
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ CK	-2114-15946	Pacific/Rarotonga
 CL	-3327-07040	America/Santiago	most locations
 CL	-2710-10927	Pacific/Easter	Easter Island & Sala y Gomez
 CM	+0403+00942	Africa/Douala
-CN	+3114+12128	Asia/Shanghai	most eastern locations
+CN	+3114+12128	Asia/Shanghai	east China - Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, etc.
 CN	+4545+12641	Asia/Harbin	Heilongjiang
-CN	+2934+10635	Asia/Chongqing	central China
-CN	+4348+08735	Asia/Urumqi	Tibet & most of Xinjiang
-CN	+3929+07559	Asia/Kashgar	Eastern Turkestan
+CN	+2934+10635	Asia/Chongqing	central China - Gansu, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, etc.
+CN	+4348+08735	Asia/Urumqi	Tibet & most of Xinjiang Uyghur
+CN	+3929+07559	Asia/Kashgar	southwest Xinjiang Uyghur
 CO	+0436-07405	America/Bogota
 CR	+0956-08405	America/Costa_Rica
 CU	+2308-08222	America/Havana
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ GF	+0456-05220	America/Cayenne
 GH	+0533-00013	Africa/Accra
 GI	+3608-00521	Europe/Gibraltar
 GL	+6411-05144	America/Godthab	most locations
-GL	+7646-01840	America/Danmarkshavn	Danmarkshavn
+GL	+7646-01840	America/Danmarkshavn	east coast, north of Scoresbysund
 GL	+7030-02215	America/Scoresbysund	Scoresbysund / Ittoqqortoormiit
-GL	+7634-06847	America/Thule	Thule / Pituffik and environs
+GL	+7634-06847	America/Thule	Thule / Pituffik
 GM	+1328-01639	Africa/Banjul
 GN	+0931-01343	Africa/Conakry
 GP	+1614-06132	America/Guadeloupe
@@ -214,9 +214,11 @@ KP	+3901+12545	Asia/Pyongyang
 KR	+3733+12658	Asia/Seoul
 KW	+2920+04759	Asia/Kuwait
 KY	+1918-08123	America/Cayman
-KZ	+4315+07657	Asia/Almaty	east Kazakhstan
-KZ	+5017+05710	Asia/Aqtobe	central Kazakhstan
-KZ	+4431+05016	Asia/Aqtau	west Kazakhstan
+KZ	+4315+07657	Asia/Almaty	most locations
+KZ	+4448+06528	Asia/Qyzylorda	Qyzylorda (Kyzylorda, Kzyl-Orda)
+KZ	+5017+05710	Asia/Aqtobe	Aqtobe (Aktobe)
+KZ	+4431+05016	Asia/Aqtau	Atyrau (Atirau, Gur'yev), Mangghystau (Mankistau)
+KZ	+5113+05121	Asia/Oral	West Kazakhstan
 LA	+1758+10236	Asia/Vientiane
 LB	+3353+03530	Asia/Beirut
 LC	+1401-06100	America/St_Lucia
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ MM	+1647+09610	Asia/Rangoon
 MN	+4755+10653	Asia/Ulaanbaatar	most locations
 MN	+4801+09139	Asia/Hovd	Bayan-Olgiy, Govi-Altai, Hovd, Uvs, Zavkhan
 MN	+4804+11430	Asia/Choibalsan	Dornod, Sukhbaatar
-MO	+2214+11335	Asia/Macao
+MO	+2214+11335	Asia/Macau
 MP	+1512+14545	Pacific/Saipan
 MQ	+1436-06105	America/Martinique
 MR	+1806-01557	Africa/Nouakchott