The 2025 Asian Winter Games, scheduled for February 7–14, 2025 in Northeast China's Harbin City, approaches its 100-day countdown this Wednesday.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday to announce the latest updates on preparations.
The Games will feature six sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events, with over 1,500 athletes from 34 countries and regions registered, setting the stage for a record-breaking event.
In addition, the Chinese sports delegation will field more than 170 athletes across all 64 events.
Five indoor venues in Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang Province, will host ice sports, while Yabuli Town's eight outdoor venues will stage snow competitions.
Known as the "Ice City", Harbin successfully won the bid to host the 9th Asian Winter Games on July 8, 2023, marking the third time that the regional games will take place in China.
Harbin Asian Winter Games nears 100-day countdown
A company in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has adopted a smart management system and cutting-edge technologies to maintain coal transport trains, guaranteeing a steady energy supply during the winter months.
Inside the maintenance workshop of the National Energy Group Railway Equipment Company in Baotou City, large coal transport trains were disassembled into individual parts for careful examination.
Traditionally, at least two workers were required to complete the procedures of disassembly, overhaul, inspection and assembly, and manually transfer heavy components and parts, up to tons, a day. Now, a single robot can do the job more quickly, safely, and efficiently.
The use of intelligent technologies, including ultrasonic testing for detecting defects in train axles, has greatly improved the accuracy and efficiency of inspections. It also offers diagnosis results for follow-up maintenance.
Additionally, smart devices are also incorporated to conduct "X-ray" inspections to check the defects in train components.
To prevent potential accidents, it will be done by both humans and devices for quality guarantee.
"As of December 2, we have conducted maintenance on more than 18,000 trains and 1.01 million carriages annually and solved more than 50,000 faults of various types to ensure stable and orderly energy supply in winter," said Qin Riqiang, a staff member of the company.
Chinese company leverages tech to secure reliable coal transport during winter
