![People wait for the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/59e4faf6f2544cad9969acae6a8f56e3.jpg)
People wait for the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
![Fireworks explode during the New Year\'s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhu Hongye)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/e95e5146e56c4ca297a212b86668b6c9.jpg)
Fireworks explode during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhu Hongye)
![People wait for the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/de611c0bfbf042e3b4ee3e0d6d2f802f.jpg)
People wait for the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
![Police officers stand guard before the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/d96bbcd30b4745748f6ca79780054cf6.jpg)
Police officers stand guard before the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
![People wait for the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/eb2c957e48e847c282d931c18b82ce81.jpg)
People wait for the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
![People wait for the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/61c9884885de4a62ab97ed2f622aa299.jpg)
People wait for the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
![Revelers cheer during a New Year celebration at a park in Quezon City, the Philippines, on Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/66ba469026cb4be6b731437898fdfde3.jpg)
Revelers cheer during a New Year celebration at a park in Quezon City, the Philippines, on Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
![Revelers cheer during a New Year celebration at a park in Quezon City, the Philippines, on Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/ee4702eb432b45b496a7b51ff5b1ee17.jpg)
Revelers cheer during a New Year celebration at a park in Quezon City, the Philippines, on Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
![New Year fireworks are seen near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/01/dcf8e9f0a49a4050b87af4bdf4dcf7a6.jpg)
New Year fireworks are seen near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)