(MENAFN- IANS) Harbin (China), Jan 20 (IANS) The flame for the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games was lit at the Sun Island Scenic Area here on Monday, with 18 days to go before the opening of the Games.

Over 1,200 athletes from 34 countries and regions in Asia are expected to compete, making it the largest Asian Winter Games to date. Cambodia and Saudi Arabia are set to make their debut.

According to a recent survey, across Saudi Arabia, 81% of parents surveyed believe that their children play games that are inappropriate for their age. Based on the survey, boys are more prone to such ...

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On his first official visit to Saudi Arabia since Bashar al-Assad's ouster, Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shibani said he hoped to open a "new, bright page" in bilateral relations. Syria's new ...

Held from February 7 to 14, 2025, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the Asian Winter Games will welcome participants and officials from across the continent. Official ...

“I am honoured to represent my country on my first official visit [to Saudi Arabia],” al-Shaibani said in a post on X on Monday. “We look forward to building strategic relations with our ...

Shruti Kotwal will have her sights set on the upcoming Khelo India Winter Games 2025 in Ladakh as continues to put in the work away from home in the United States for the Asian Winter Games in ...

India's winter sports athletes face setbacks as the sports ministry cuts the contingent for the Asian Winter Games to 41 out of 76 athletes. Ice hockey, snowboard, and ski mountaineering teams are ...

Saudi Arabia at a still unannounced date. Also, the country will field a lean but mean delegation in the Asian Winter Games scheduled Feb. 7 to 14 in Harbin, China. Tolentino said he expects tough ...

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 15: The Kuwait Winter Games Club has announced that 65 male and female athletes will represent Kuwait in five sports at the Asian Winter Games ... The other events will follow the ...

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has disapproved more than half of India’s contingent for the 2025 Asian Winter Games from February 7 to 14 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. As per reports ...