Confetti flies around during a New Year celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, Jan. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Li ...

China's box office revenue reached over 42.5 billion yuan (about 5.91 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, the China Film Administration said on Wednesday. #XinhuaNews ...

Fireworks illuminate the sky over Victoria Harbour in celebration of the new year in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 1, 2025.

A New Year countdown concert is staged in Macao, south China, Dec. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka) A New Year countdown ...

A grand national flag-raising ceremony is held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2025.

Residents of a border town in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang, have held a carnival-like celebration to welcome the year 2025. #GLOBALink ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Two women have drowned in separate accidents in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland. Queensland Police said on Wednesday that a woman who went missing while ...

JAKARTA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has announced the allocation of a six-month rice aid program for 2025, aimed at supporting low-income communities and stabilizing the economy, ...

MOSCOW, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom said Wednesday that it has stopped gas supply for transit through Ukraine due to expiration of key agreements and the lack of renewal by the ...

Capitalizing on the rapid development of China's Greater Bay Area, the 452-year-old Harrow School of Britain established a branch in Qianhai, Shenzhen. James Berry, head of Lower School, views the ...

KIEV, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Suspected anti-missile system interception sounds were heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Wednesday morning, and the Ukrainian air force said ballistic missile attacks ...

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park attracted 1.02 million international visitors in 2024, up 28 percent from 798,069 in the year before, said an official report ...