The new year, 2007 is officially underway with celebrations across Asia.

In China, President Hu Jintao extended New Year wishes and called for social harmony in a speech broadcast to China and around the world.

In Sydney, Australia, as many as a million Australians gathered for a spectacular fireworks display centered around the city’s harbor bridge.

But in the Philippines, police began a crackdown on illegal firecrackers in an attempt to minimize the casualties and injuries that they cause.

In Europe, Pope Benedict XVI prayed in a Vatican New Year’s eve service Sunday that 2007 would bring peace, comfort and justice.

President Bush wished a happy and prosperous New Year for all Americans as New Yorkers await the customary festivities in Times Square.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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