The end-of-the-year party hunt is always a big one. We have gathered some of the hottest happenings in the final week of December that bid farewell to 2025 and celebrate the arrival of the New Year.

Is your company’s year-end function coming up? Yes, it’s that time of the year when companies set a day, or maybe just a few hours, aside to thank their staff for their hard work throughout the year.

In this photo supplied by North Korean state media, the Enlarged Meeting of 13th Plenary Meeting of Eighth Central Committee of the WPK convenes in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 9, 2025. North Korean ...