Can 將 (or 将) only be used for events/actions that will take place in the near future? I have read that 將 is used for actions or events in the near future, but in some other definitions of the word, it is simply used for a future action.
According to Xinhua dictionary, it means the near future.
快要：将要。将至。将来。即将。

E.g. "The winter is coming." is translated to "凛冬将至" is Chinese.

But I think 将来 is simply used for future action.
E.g. 我将来要成为一个科学家.