People have begun to ring in the new year as the clock strikes midnight in major cities such as Tokyo and Seoul. In Taipei, Taiwan, onlookers were treated to a fireworks display centred on the city's tallest skyscraper. Fireworks explode from the Sky Tower during Auckland's New Year's Eve celebrations on Jan. 1, 2019. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)In Sydney, Australia, revellers braved thunderstorms to take in the city's traditional fireworks show. Thousands of onlookers line Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbour to watch an elaborate New Year's Eve fireworks show.

Source: CBC News December 31, 2018 11:44 UTC