Confetti flies around during a New Year celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, Jan. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Li ...

People watch the rising sun at seaside in Rui'an, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo by Zhuang ...

Residents of a border town in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang, have held a carnival-like celebration to welcome the year 2025. #GLOBALink ...

Fireworks illuminate the sky over Victoria Harbour in celebration of the new year in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 1, 2025.

A New Year countdown concert is staged in Macao, south China, Dec. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka) A New Year countdown ...

A grand national flag-raising ceremony is held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2025.

MOSCOW, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom said Wednesday that it has stopped gas supply for transit through Ukraine due to expiration of key agreements and the lack of renewal by the ...

JAKARTA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has announced the allocation of a six-month rice aid program for 2025, aimed at supporting low-income communities and stabilizing the economy, ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Two women have drowned in separate accidents in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland. Queensland Police said on Wednesday that a woman who went missing while ...

Capitalizing on the rapid development of China's Greater Bay Area, the 452-year-old Harrow School of Britain established a branch in Qianhai, Shenzhen. James Berry, head of Lower School, views the ...

KIEV, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Suspected anti-missile system interception sounds were heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Wednesday morning, and the Ukrainian air force said ballistic missile attacks ...

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park attracted 1.02 million international visitors in 2024, up 28 percent from 798,069 in the year before, said an official report ...