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CHINA New Year 2012 Celebration, Jan 01, 2012


Happy New Year 2012 Pictures: Sydney Fireworks, Beijing, and More
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Chinese people celebrate the New Year at the Temple of Heaven Park (The Qi Nian Temple) on December 31, 2011 in Beijing, China. The new year, 2012 begins at midnight. (Getty Images)more pics » The Circular Mound is illuminated as Beijing celebrates the ...
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World welcomes 2012
Haaretz
Beijing joins western New Year's celebrations for the first time with a grandiose digital light show around the city's landmark Temple of Heaven. As Israelis prepare to celebrate the coming of the new year - 2012, a wave of parties, fireworks, ...
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Haaretz
New Year's Eve around the world
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
(AP Photo) CHINA OUT Visitors are showered by confetti as they celebrate a light show at the Temple of Heaven during the New Year Countdown Ceremony in Beijing, China, Sunday, Jan 1 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People watch fireworks set off tocelebrate ...
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New Year's Eve celebrations underway
CBC.ca
This year's display was designed around the theme "Time to Dream," a nod to the eagerness many felt at moving forward after the rough year. Worldwide countdown Beijing held its first western-style New Year's Evecountdown, with a light show at the ...
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CBC.ca
In New Year's Message, North Korea Pledges a Drive for Prosperity
New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday vowed an all-out push to improve the economic life of its impoverished people, criticized South Korea and rallied internal support for Kim Jong-un in a New Year's statement that revealed the challenges the ...
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2011-2012 international New Year's celebrations
Jerusalem Post
People in the eastern hemisphere were the first to bring in the 2012 year. Visitors took photographs of a light show at "Temple of Heaven" during the New Year Countdown Ceremony in Beijing, while fireworks exploded over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and ...
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New Zealand mud, Berlin fires, lunar orbit greet 2012
Sacramento Bee
The Chinese capital broke tradition and joined western New Year's celebrations for the first time with a grandiose digital light show around Beijing's landmark Temple of Heaven, where emperors used to pray for good harvest. But unlike in Western cities ...
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Arts Centre spire to be checked for damage
Sydney Morning Herald
Crowds in Melbourne's CBD were shocked when the flames began licking the spire after fireworks were launched from the structure during New Year's Eve celebrations. More than 100 callers rang triple-zero to report the fire and the Metropolitan Fire ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Here Are a Bunch of NYE Party Pics
Zimbio
(Getty Images)more pics » Actress Emmy Rossum attends New Year's Eve 2012 With Carson Daly in Times Square on December 31, 2011 in New York City. (Getty Images)more pics » The Circular Mound is illuminated as Beijing celebrates the New Year's Eve at ...
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World celebrates 2012
USA TODAY
A fireworks display at Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, Taipei101, marks the new year in Taipei, Taiwan. Lights illuminte the Temple of Heaven, a historic landmark, as people gather to celebrate the new year in Beijing. Thousands of revelers watch ...
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Chinese leaders celebrate New Year with political advisors
People's Daily Online
BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao, along with other Chinese leaders,celebrated the New Year with political advisors Sunday morning in Beijing and delivered an important speech. Hu and the other members of the Standing Committee of the ...
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President Hu Jintao delivers New Year speech
China Daily
BEIJING - President Hu Jintao has delivered his annual New Year speech via China Radio International, China National Radio and China Central Television. This year's greeting is titled "Promoting the well being of the world's people together". ...
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Last updated at 12:00 AM on 1st January 2012
Daily Mail
As the New Year dawns, Victoria Pendleton will view the finishing line of her Olympic career through fearful eyes. For her, being an Olympic champion with eight track cycling world titles to her name will count for nothing from this moment on. ...
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Daily Mail
Beijing launches three new subway sections
Chinadaily USA
The subway Line 8 traverses the Olympic park and connects with the Huilongguan community, one of the largest residential areas in Beijing. For some residents living near the newly opened subway lines, to start a new year with a subway line opened ...
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No promises, but marriage an option
EastDay.com
I'm not going home for the New Year, so I am in Beijing for the arrival of 2012. One of the things I like about Beijing compared to other cities around the world is that there's relatively little "face control", or general elitism about who is allowed ...
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Happy 2012! New Year sparks global celebration
The Independent
A domino rally of displays starting in Samoa in the South Pacific and Sydney Harbour in Australia swept round the globe, via Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, and Moscow. In London, fireworks lit up the London Eye, and in Times Square, New York, up to a million ...
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Chinese Leaders Celebrate New Year with Political Advisors
CRIENGLISH.com
President Hu Jintao, along with other Chinese leaders, celebrated the New Year with political advisors Sunday morning in Beijing and delivered an important speech. Hu and the other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the ...
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New Year's Eve Festivities Kick Off Around the Globe
BlackBook Magazine
Beijing celebrated its first-ever western-style countdown with a light show at the Taoist Temple of Heaven, reports the BBC. No word on if paper noise makers were sold nearby at a pop-up concession stand. Meanwhile, giant hanging bells have been ...
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Asia Pacific Welcomes New Year
Voice of America (blog)
The mood was somewhat less cheerful in Tokyo where celebrations were overshadowed by memories of January's earthquake and tsunami. In his New Year's message to the Japanese people, Emperor Akihito expressed hope that everyone will cooperate to rebuild ...
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Asia welcomes 2012 with fireworks, lasers and 'meteors'
Telegraph.co.uk
In Beijing thousands of people also watched the city's first official New Year's Evecountdown. Organisers said about 3500 pre-selected students, tourists and guests took part in the event at the historic Temple of Heaven.
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Signs of Strength in Chinese Economy
Wall Street Journal
1 holiday and Chinese New Year, a peak consumption period that this year falls in January. A PMI reading above 50 indicates an expansion in manufacturing activity, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction. The reading represents a return to ...
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Spoleto Festival focuses on the new
Greenville News
Sung in Mandarin, the opera will star noted Beijing opera tenor Qian Qihu and Sichuan opera soprano Shen Tienmei. Redden says this year's $6.6 million Spoleto budget is down about $300000 from last year's budget — the result of ongoing challenges that ...
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A nation united can recover its confidence
Telegraph.co.uk
By Telegraph View The New Year is a time of renewal. To the human spirit, it is inseparable from a sense of optimism, regardless of what challenges lie ahead. In this new year of 2012, undeniably fraught with difficulties, it is this spirit of optimism ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Have colorful and festive new year in photos
Houston Chronicle (blog)
(AP) People gather to count down as they celebrate the new year 2012 at the Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark in Beijing on January 1, 2012. Taiwan's tallest skyscraper Taipei101 displays "Taiwan GO" after firework display explodes off in ...
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Houston Chronicle (blog)
Decline in Gold Prices Was Inevitable
The Epoch Times
By Heide B. Malhotra Bars of 2012 Lunar New Year gold are displayed inBeijing, Nov. 25. China's gold purchases are up 50 percent in Q4, and Chinese New Year, beginning January 23, may spur further Chinese gold import records. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) ...
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The Epoch Times
Revelers around the world hope for a better year
NECN
(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (1 Jan 2012) APPHOTO XAW101: Visitors are showered by confetti as they celebrate a light show at the Temple of Heaven during the New YearCountdown Ceremony in Beijing, China, Sunday, Jan 1 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (1 Jan ...
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New Year heralds 'Olympian' hope for Guj
Daily Bhaskar
Unprecedented amount of energy, enthusiasm and positives have been stored in theNew Year. With London Olympics just over 200 days away, what are the chances of Gujarat's long-pending dream of producing an Olympian? Though there were a few aspirants ...
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CRI Director-General Delivers New Year Speech
CRIENGLISH.com
It was not too long ago that CRI held grand celebrations for our 70th anniversary, inviting distinguished guests, including 20 listeners, toBeijing. During that special moment, our listeners worldwide sent their good wishes and encouragement, ...
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New Year Celebrations | Denver Post Media Center — Denver ...
By Vern
People gather to celebrate the new year 2012 at the Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark in Beijing on January 1, 2012. Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revellers around the world, as billions ...
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3 … 2 … 1 … Happy New Year! | the Beijinger Blog | 2012 | Jan 1 ...
By thebeijinger
Either way, you've gotta eat, right? We've put together some options for dining out on the last day of 2011 as well as the first day of 2012. To find out more, and for your chance to win New Year's Eve dinner for two at the St. Regis Beijing, keep ...
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CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST: Happy New Year from China
By Doundou Tchil
New Year's Eve in Hong Kong just a few hours ago. This clip is specially ... This year saw Beijing's first "countdown" with laser and 3D projections on The Temple of Heaven, where the Emperors used to go and give thanks. What is even more ...
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New Year's Eve Festivities Kick Off Around the Globe - Nightlife ...
By By: Mara Siegler
Are you drunk yet? Better put on your cardboard hat and wacky glasses and get started toasting with a bottle of champagne. It's New Year's somewhere. Here's how things are going down around the world. ... Beijing celebrated its first-ever western-style countdown with a light show at the Taoist Temple of Heaven, reports the BBC. No word on if paper noise makers were sold nearby at a pop-up concession stand. Meanwhile, giant hanging bells have been ringing in Japan all day to ...
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Alfa's Big Gay New Year Party - Bars & Clubs - Time Out - Beijing
Time Out - Beijing - Logo. Choose City, Beijing ... Alfa's Big Gay New Year Party ...Beijing is packed with places perfect for al fresco eating and drinking. Whether ...
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Our Big Badass List of New Year's Eve Parties and Dinners - Beijing ...
Get your New Year's plans in order with our guide on the biggest, baddest parties in town. And for those who want a quieter way to say goodbye t...
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Beijing's Temple of Heaven to host New Year's Eve countdown ...
The Temple of Heaven, the temple where ancient emperors prayed for harvest, will hold a modern light show on New Year's Eve and thousands are expected to ...
news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2011.../c_131335630.htm
New Year celebrations begin with spectacular Sydney display ...
The Temple of Heaven is illuminated as Beijing celebrates the New Year's Eve at the Temple of Heaven Park on in Beijing, China Photo: GETTY. he number ...
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New Year's Eve to Year 2012 - Beijing Forum - TripAdvisor
On TripAdvisor's Beijing travel forum, travelers are asking questions and offering advice on topics like "New Year's Eve to Year 2012".
www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g294212-i2147-k5022353-...
Happy New Year 2012 Pictures: Sydney Fireworks, Beijing ... - Zimbio
Chinese people celebrate the New Year at the Temple of Heaven Park (The Qi Nian Temple) on December 31, 2011 in Beijing, China. The new year, 2012 ...
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New Year's Eve to Year 2012 - Beijing Message Board - TripAdvisor
On TripAdvisor's Beijing travel forum, travellers are asking questions and offering advice on topics like "New Year's Eve to Year 2012".
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New Year's Eve Celebration | Beijing Events | Dining | thebeijinger ...
Event Type: EventAt which venue: JW MarriottAsia Bistro Sumptuous dinner buffet with Asian gourmet, fresh seafood and a selection of festival desserts to ...
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3RD LEAD: Beijing joins New Year's celebrations with light show
menafn: 3RD LEAD: Beijing joins New Year's celebrations with light showSYDNEY, Dec 31, 2011 (dpa - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) ...
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Happy New Year 2012 Pictures: Sydney Fireworks, Beijing, and More ...
Check out more awesome Happy New Year 2012 pics here; Beijing Celebrates New Year Eve Chinese people celebrate the New Year at the Temple of Heaven Park ...
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Happy New Year 2012 Pictures: Sydney Fireworks, Beijing, and More ...
The new year, 2012 begins at midnight. (Getty Images)more pics » · Beijing Celebrates New Year Eve
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New Year's Eve Bingo YeYe Party | Events|That's Beijing, Jobs in ...
MODERNISTA is throwing a great BINGO YEYE PARTY to ceberate New Year's Eve! Many fantastic YEYE gifts are prepared and waiting for it's time!Try your ...
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