On January 4, 2026, in Shandong, China, @LuPBigSpray shared a video of a dazzling firework display. In the video, two men ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday called on his visiting South Korean counterpart to join Beijing in making the ...

New Taipei City ushered in 2026 with its New Year's Eve event, "Shining New Taipei 1314 Cross-River Fireworks," held along ...

Scholars, representatives from cultural institutions and members who are interested in the revival of cultural traditions attend the Second Spring Festival Culture Forum, held at Beijing Normal ...

South Pacific countries are the first to bid farewell to 2025. Clocks strike midnight in Auckland18 hours before the famous ...

Uninhabited Baker Island is among the last to see the new year, as 2026 takes 26 hours to roll across the globe.

Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul were among the latest cities around the world to ring in the New Year. Beijing staged a ...

It takes a full 26 hours for the whole globe to enter 2026, starting with Kiritimati - also known as Christmas Island - which is part of Kiribati at 10:00 GMT, and ending on neighbouring Baker Island ...

Sydney, considered the New Year's capital of the world, held a colorful celebration that included a moment of silence for the ...

An hour to the west, there were celebrations and a drum performance at the Juyong Pass, at the Great Wall of China just ...