The world rings in 2013
Singapore
Jakarta, Indonesia
Hong Kong
Pyongyang, North Korea
"Juche" means "self-reliance," the North Korean ideology of independence promoted by the nation's founder, Kim Il Sung. Modern-day North Korean calendars start with the year of his birth in 1912.
Tokyo
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney
Melbourne, Australia
Taipei, Taiwan
Manila, Philippines
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Seoul, South Korea
Hong Kong
Rio de Janeiro
Yangon, Burma
Manila, Philippines
Montevideo, Uruguay
Tokyo
Karachi, Pakistan
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ishinomaki, Japan
Ishinomaki was seriously affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Ahmadabad, India
Dakar, Senegal
Katmandu, Nepal
Manila, Philippines
To stop Filipinos from setting off huge firecrackers that maim and injure, one health official, Eric Tayag, donned the splashy outfit of South Korean star Psy and danced to his YouTube hit "Gangnam Style" while preaching against the use of illegal fireworks.