Beijing's Shougang Park, set to host the World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash 2025, is undergoing key upgrades to enhance facilities and services for athletes and spectators.
Scheduled for September 25 to October 5, the top-flight table tennis tournament will feature multiple events, including men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
To ensure a top-notch experience for participants and viewers alike, the Shougang Ice Hockey Hall, the main venue for the event, will undergo a series of updates and renovations.
"We will introduce an intelligent fitness and rehabilitation zone, open a restaurant offering customized nutritious meals, upgrade the broadcasting with 4K and 8K ultra-high-definition systems, and develop a smart spectator platform," said Zhong Mianmian, deputy head of Shijingshan District People's Government of Beijing Municipality.
Shougang Park previously hosted the thrilling big air events during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Beijing’s Shougang Park gears for WTT China Smash 2025 with exciting upgrades
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to restore access to international internet to the level before the January unrest, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
The directive was handed over to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology on Monday and approved by a special government cyberspace headquarters led by First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref.
According to the Iranian Students' News Agency, the order will take effect on Tuesday.
Iran restricted international internet access on Jan 8 when nationwide demonstrations over economic issues, including the sharp depreciation of the national currency the rial, escalated into clashes that caused casualties and damage to public property, including mosques and government buildings. Tehran has blamed the unrest on the United States and Israel.
After weeks of blackout, international internet access was returned to normal for a while, but the restrictions were reimposed on Feb 28 when the United States and Israel launched joint massive attacks on Iran.
Iran's president orders reopening international internet access: media
