Pictorial: How the world is welcoming 2026
People around the world toasted the end of 2025, bidding farewell to one of the hottest years on record. New Vision Online is bringing you images of the celebrations as they happen across the world.
Fireworks light up the midnight sky over the Lotte World Tower, South Korea's tallest building in Seoul during New Year’s Day celebrations on January 1, 2026. (AFP)
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New Year celebrations are already in high gear across the world, with much of Asia in 2026 already.
People around the world toasted the end of 2025, bidding farewell to one of the hottest years on record. New Vision Online is bringing you images of the celebrations as they happen across the world. 
A reveller takes selfies as she waits for the midnight countdown during New Year’s celebrations in Hong Kong on December 31, 2025. (AFP)
Revellers take photos as they wait for the midnight countdown during New Year’s celebrations in Hong Kong on December 31, 2025. (AFP)
Revellers pose for photographs at an illuminated sea promenade during New Year's Eve in Mumbai on December 31, 2025. (AFP)
Revellers pose for photographs at an illuminated sea promenade during New Year's Eve in Mumbai on December 31, 2025. (AFP)
Revellers pose for photographs at an illuminated sea promenade during New Year's Eve in Mumbai on December 31, 2025. (AFP)
Revellers wait for the midnight countdown during New Year’s celebrations at the Juyongguan Great Wall in Beijing on December 31, 2025. (AFP)
A gate is illuminated before the midnight countdown during New Year’s celebrations at the Juyongguan Great Wall in Beijing on December 31, 2025. (AFP)