KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020.

AUCKLAND (NEW ZEALAND), Jan. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks explode over Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 1, 2020.

NEW YORK, JAN 1, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A participant waits for the start of the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2019.

DUBAI, Jan. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 1, 2020.

. SYDNEY, Dec. 31, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks are set off on New Years Eve near the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2019.

SYDNEY, Dec. 31, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks are set off on New Years Eve near the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2019.