Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

The leaders of North Korea and Vietnam have exchanged messages of greetings to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two leaders while declaring 2025 as a year of friendship.

Lunar New Year celebrations are coming up, marking the beginning of the year of the snake. What to know about the holiday how it's different from Chinese New Year.

Lunar New Year, or Tết Nguyên Đán (Tết), is Vietnam's most important celebration - a time to honour ancestors, cherish family, and welcome new beginnings.This year, it lasts from 28 to 31 January.

Hawai'i's Asian American communities are ringing in the year of the snake, according to the Chinese zodiac calendar, a 12-year cycle represented by animals. The last year of the snake happened in 2013.

According to the Chinese traditional lunisolar calendar, the holiday falls on Jan. 29 this year, and the Chinese Zodiac deems 2025 as the Year of the Snake.