HONG KONG , Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — CNN is gearing up for another unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration, leading its global audience into 2025 with music, laughter, and live coverage from around the world. At 7:00 AM ET , CNN kicks off its live reporting from various international cities as they ring in the new year in the Asia Pacific , with Kristie Lu Stout anchoring live from Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong starting at 9:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM HKT to 12:00 PM ET / 1:00 AM HKT.
The festivities will culminate with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen from New York City’s Times Square for an eighth consecutive year. CNN’s line-up of international correspondents will also make appearances during the broadcast, including Lynda Kinkade from Luna Park in Sydney , Hanako Montgomery in glittering Tokyo , Mike Valerio from the iconic Bosingak Belfry in the heart of Seoul and Will Ripley overlooking the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok . Joining our correspondents will be a star-studded line-up of guests from across the worlds of entertainment, fashion, arts and sports.
Kristie Lu Stout has a full slate with Marie Kondo , Japanese “professional tidier”, organization expert and Konmari founder, Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami , Chinese-American fashion designer Vivienne Tam , the Philippines’ double gold medalist, Carlos Yulo , viral Japanese dance troupe Avantgardey , Pakistani actor and .