December 31, 2013
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Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, the Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations in Taipei.
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Navy sailors lower the Sri Lankan national flag as the sun sets on New Year's Eve in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Sea lion "Jay" paints a Chinese character reading "the horse" to practice his calligraphy as part of his New Year's Day attraction at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo.The event, marking the forthcoming Chinese lunar calender "Year of the Horse", will be held as part of a New Year's attraction until the end of January.
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Fireworks explode in the skies above Kayawait palace hotel as people usher in the new year during a 2014 new year's count down party in Rangoon, Burma.