NEW Year’s Day has officially begun in parts of the world, with joyous firework celebrations welcoming 2018. Here are the latest New Year’s Eve photos from around the world.
Revellers across the world are forgetting the turmoil of the past year to cheerfully welcome the 2018 to the sound of music and fireworks.
The new year slowly crept in from the far east, kicking off first in Samoa and the Christmas Island in Australian territory.
Bells have since rung across Hong Kong and other parts of China when the clocks struck midnight at 4pm UK time.
A mesmerising display of multi-coloured fireworks broke out over Victoria Harbour to the sound of Auld Lang Syne sung in English and Chinese.
In Beijing, a 7.8 km-long stretch known as ‘Beijing’s backbone’, brightly lit up all the way from Yongding Gate in the south all the way through the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.
South Korea and Tokyo joined the loud celebrations when the clocks struck midnight at 3pm GMT.
In Seoul, a dazzling show of fireworks burst out from the Lotte World Tower, where the official party will continue to rock into the morning.
Joining the celebration, party-goers in North Korean capital Pyongyang were pictured watching as the clocks struck midnight, followed by fireworks over the Juche Tower monument.
New Year's Eve: Celebrations in Beijing sprung up outside the Forbidden City
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New Year's Eve: Revellers in Tokyo, Japan, opted out for more traditional celebration
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