| World countries' new year resolutions |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-01-01 15:17 |
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New Zealand governor general sends New Year message
New Zealand Governor-General Jerry Mateparae on Sunday gave his first New Year message in a tradition started by his predecessor Anand Satyanand.
Japanese PM pledges to press ahead with tax, social security reforms
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vowed on Sunday to continue with social security and tax reforms as an effort to shore up the country's economy. Noda said in a New Year address that the country must improve its sustainability of the social security system and cope with the challenges in the process of fiscal rehabilitation and economic growth.
Indian PM promises to continue act against corruption in coming year
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday called on the Indians to be patient for the results of his efforts to fight corruption, and promised to work for the livelihood of ordinary people as his priority in the coming year."These initiatives(to fight corruption) will take time to have their full effect and we must therefore be patient," the prime minister, who is 79-year-old, said in his New Year's address to the nation.
Obama expects tough fights for Americans in 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called on Americans to work together in the face of" tough fights" in the new year."We've got some difficult debates and some tough fights to come," the president said in his final weekly address of the year."As I've said before, we are at a make-or-break moment for the middle class."
Greece welcomes 2012 with hope to end recession
Greece welcomed 2012 with hope that the deep recession in the debt-laden country will come to an end. Hope was the key word in messages addressed by the Greek political leadership and became a wish exchanged between families and friends across the country. Interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos used the occasion to speak of hope for the New Year in his message, calling on all Greeks to unite to tide over the crisis.
Sarkozy vows high interest on jobless French
French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Saturday in his New Year greetings to devote higher interest on French job seekers following disappointing job data and pledged to put training of jobless people on top of his agenda at the last four months of his mandate.
Denmark's Queen tells country to take responsibility in time of economic crisis
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II urged the nation to confront its difficult economic situation, in her traditional New Year's eve broadcast here Saturday.
Putin says Russia in stability, wishes all success in new year
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that Russia"is an island of stability" amid the global financial turmoil and wished all a successful new year."Indeed, the world economy has not been stable. In this sense, Russia is an island of stability to a certain extent," Putin told reporters on the new year's eve. |
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