The world gears up for New Year's celebrations, with Coldplay, Drake, and Justice set to ring in the New Year with live shows.

(Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that key emerging-market nations must let their currencies rise in value in order permit more stable global growth. In an interview in Tokyo with Japanese broadcaster NHK, Geithner appeared to refer to China when he spoke about the role of emerging market countries in creating a more stable monetary system. ...

Members of Japan's popular idol group Arashi with actress Inoue Mao hosted the 2011 Kouhaku. For those who believe in the Mayan calendar, 2012 is the end of the world.

Boy tries to revive his soccer team after encounter with female pro player

OSAKA, Japan , Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation, a leader in high-definition display technology, has developed a 20-inch 4K2K (3,840 x 2,160 resolution, approx. 8.29 million pixels) IPS ...

Williston native Ross Miner returns to the U.S. figuring skating championships next week after winning the bronze medal in the competition last year. / ALEXANDER NEMENOV, AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - China can do more and move faster to shift its growth model from exports to domestic consumption, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday. "In some ways, the events of the last four years - a world in crisis with huge cliffs in external demand facing China - underscored the imperative of China moving in this direction," Geithner said in a broad-ranging ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner’s efforts to tighten economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program won backing from Japan after China rejected limiting oil imports from the country.

TOKYO (AFP) - American pop diva Lady Gaga will appear via videolink on a popular Japanese music competition on New Year's Eve, public broadcaster NHK says.

MEXICO CITY - Tourism officials said Thursday that 2012 will be a special year for Mexico, even though they don't expect the world to end Dec. 21.