Fellow Hong Kong soothsayer Chow Hon-ming expects more terrorist attacks.

Fires and explosions were more likely in the coming year, Lo said.

Kuala Lumpur-based Yap Boh Chu said beware of earthquakes, volcano eruptions and "metal-related accidents" like car crashes, armed robberies and industrial incidents.

Markets would be topsy-turvy as the world recovered from the US financial crisis, but on balance would post decent results, they said.

"When markets rise, they will rise fiercely and when they drop, they will drop dramatically," Chow said.

Yap said investors would be jittery throughout the year.

"You're always in firefighting mode. You're always reacting," Yap said. "It's like a tiger stalking you. You always have to be aware of it."

The Chinese zodiac operates on a rotation of 12 signs, or animals. People entering a year whose sign is the same as their birth year's are considered "in clash" and may have bad luck, according to feng shui.

While Chinese fortune tellers give tigers a conservative outlook this year, the zodiac sign that causes the most serious conflict is the monkey.

The most notable monkey in world politics is Ban. The South Korean "will face a lot of trouble this year," according to Lo.

Other famous monkeys include Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Shanghai's NBA star Yao Ming, singers Diana Ross, Celine Dion and actors Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Hanks, Michael Douglas, Owen Wilson and Daniel Craig.

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