World welcomes 2013 with wave of fireworks

Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, The Taipei 101.

Singapore

Fireworks over the Marina Bay in Singapore

Philippines

Fireworks light up the sky to welcome the New Year at the scenic Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines

South Korea

Fireworks explode in the sky to celebrate the New Year at Imjingak in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom,  South Korea

Fireworks burst in the sky near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur

People watch the New Year's Eve fireworks in Melbourne

Fireworks light the sky above Auckland at the city's Sky Tower