The "World Tourism Economic Forum · Heilongjiang 2025" opened in Harbin on 16 December. Focusing on the theme "New Quality Productive Forces: A New Engine for the World Tourism Economy", the forum featured opening and closing ceremonies, keynote speeches, roundtables, cultural and tourism exhibitions, and a Heilongjiang Provincial Investment Promotion Symposium. IMTA Vice Chairman and Secretary-General He Yafei was invited to attend the opening ceremony and presided over the parallel forum "IMTA Session: Ice and Snow Economy and All-for-One Tourism: Building All-Season Lifestyle Destinations".