The official competition schedule of the upcoming Asian Winter Games in Harbin City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province was released by the event's organizing committee on Saturday.
The 9th Asian Winter Games will be held from February 7 to February 14 in Harbin, which is reputed as the "Ice City" in China for its extra-low temperatures in winter. According to the newly released schedule (version 3.0), the ice hockey and curling events of the Games will kick off ahead of the rest of the competitions considering the large number of participating countries and regions.
The ice hockey competitions will begin on February 3, while curling events will start on February 4.
Over the course of the 12 competition days, athletes from various Asian countries and regions will compete in six major events, 11 sub-events, and 64 disciplines.
Competition schedule for 9th Asian Winter Games released
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday called for a comprehensive push in the technological innovation, industrial growth and application of artificial intelligence (AI) to foster new quality productive forces and promote high-quality development.
Li made the remarks while presiding over a State Council group study session focused on AI development.
China must understand AI development trends accurately, Li said, encouraging breakthroughs across the entire chain, and for broad implementation in diverse scenarios to unlock the potential of the technology in an improved manner.
Li urged efforts to map out forward-looking strategies for new technologies and pathways, push for large-scale and commercial applications, better coordinate key resources ranging from data to computing power and electricity supply, expand international technology exchange, and strengthen AI governance with improvements to laws, policy frameworks, application standards and ethical guidelines.
Additionally, China should build an open and inclusive environment, and cultivate a larger multi-skilled talent pool, Li said.
Zhou Bowen, head of the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, delivered a briefing at the session. Vice premiers Ding Xuexiang and Zhang Guoqing, along with State Councilor Wu Zhenglong, also participated in the discussions.
Chinese premier calls for comprehensive push in AI innovation, application
