On December 31, 2025, the public can immerse themselves in the atmosphere of counting down to New Year's Eve and welcoming the New Year at many different time zones around the globe through live broadcasts.
Continuously from 5 pm on December 31, 2025 to 4 pm on January 1, 2026 (Vietnam time), the public can have a New Year's journey starting from New Zealand, continuing through Australia, China, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Malaysia, Thailand, India, Greece, South Africa, Italy, England, Brazil and many other countries.
Below is the time when major cities hit the New Year's Eve milestone (converted to Vietnam time):
6 PM on December 31st: Auckland (New Zealand) 8 PM on December 31st: Sydney (Australia) 10 PM on December 31st: Tokyo (Japan) 11 PM on December 31st: Beijing (China), Taipei (Taiwan, China), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 0 AM on January 1st: Hanoi (Vietnam), Bangkok (Thailand) 3 AM on January 1st: Dubai (UAE) 4 AM on January 1st: Nairobi (Kenya), Kiev (Ukraine) 5 AM on January 1st: Athens (Greece) 6 AM on January 1st: Rome (Italy), Berlin (Germany), Paris (France), Madrid (Spain) 7 AM on January 1st: London (England), Dublin (Ireland), Dakar (Senegal) 10 AM on January 1st: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 12 AM on January 1st: New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta (USA) 13 AM on January 1st: Dallas, Houston, Chicago, New Orleans (USA), Mexico City (Mexico) 14 AM on January 1st: Phoenix (USA) 15 AM on January 1st: Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco
About notable highlights on New Year's Eve: In Sydney, people and tourists will admire the summer fireworks display before New Year's Eve on the famous seaport. Immediately after that, Auckland lights up with fireworks and laser performances at Sky Tower and Harbour Bridge.
Continued by brilliant fireworks around the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, impressive light shows at Burj Khalifa in Dubai, fireworks on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, along the Thames River in London and Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro - where thousands of white-clad people celebrate the New Year together.
Then, the world turns to Times Square in New York, where a crystal ball in red, white and blue will fall, marking the New Year's Eve moment in the US.
