Hundreds of thousands of revelers wave goodbye to 2024.
ByPaul Nelson
Spectators cheer at a New Year’s Eve countdown event at Shougang Park in Beijing, Jan. 1, 2025. (Florence Lo/Reuters)
Across Asia, communities welcomed 2025 with spectacular fireworks shows, special events and cheering crowds.
New-year-eve-celebration-asia-02 Fireworks light up the sky over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on Jan. 1, 2025. (May James/AFP) New-year-eve-celebration-asia-03 Dancers perform during the "Celebrating Cambodia" event in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Dec. 31, 2024. (Heng Sinith/AP) New-year-eve-celebration-asia-04 Residents watch fireworks at Ancol Beach in Jakarta on Jan. 1, 2025. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP) New-year-eve-celebration-asia-05 People gesture to make hearts at the Bosingak pavilion in central Seoul on Jan. 1, 2025. (Jung Yeon-je/AFP) New-year-eve-celebration-asia-02 Fireworks mark the New Year in Bangkok on Jan. 1, 2025. (Patipat Janthong/AP) New-year-eve-celebration-asia-07 A woman watches the fireworks at the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 31, 2024. (Andy Wong/AP) New-year-eve-celebration-asia-08 Fireworks blast out from the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei on Jan. 1, 2025. (Chiang Ying-ying/AP) New-year-eve-celebration-asia-09 Ethnic Karen people gather at the National Races Village in Yangon for their traditional New Year’s celebration Dec. 30, 2024. (Thein Zaw/AP) New-year-eve-celebration-asia-10 Two boys play in front of a billboard welcoming the New Year 2025 in Ho Chi Minh on Dec.31, 2024. (Hau Dinh/AP)
