A guard (C) displays the flame lantern during the flame lighting ceremony for the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games at the Sun Island Scenic Area in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan.

[Photo/Xinhua] Major international sports events have always been an important economic lever for the host country, and hopefully the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin this year will play the same ...

HARBIN, China, Feb. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At 20:00 on February 7, 2025, the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) will open with a creative ceremony as reported in Harbin, capital of northeast China's ...

It is the second time for Harbin to host the Asian Winter Games, after doing so for the tournament's third edition in 1996. Over 1,200 athletes from 34 countries and regions across Asia will ...

HARBIN - As preparations for the ninth Asian Winter Games in Harbin enter the final stretch, public enthusiasm for winter sports in the "Ice City" has reached a new peak. This marks the second ...

This aerial photo taken on Jan. 27, 2025 shows Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Speed Skating Oval in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The 9th Asian Winter Games will take ...

HARBIN, China -- The 2025 Asian Winter Games will hold its opening ceremony here Friday in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang under tightened security after a wave of violent crimes ...