The United Arab Emirates and Thailand celebrate the beginning of the year 2025
Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong have joined the countries welcoming 2025.
Earlier, New Zealand became one of the first countries in the world to celebrate the beginning of 2025 with a fireworks display from the Auckland Sky Tower.
Two hours later, Australia joined the celebrations with a spectacular display of its own from Sydney Harbour.
Celebrations followed in Japan, where people rang a bell to see the year 2025 at a Tokyo temple.
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