Xi attends opening ceremony of China's 15th National Games

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Sunday attended the opening ceremony of the 15th National Games in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong Province.

Xi waved to the audience while entering the stadium with his wife Peng Liyuan.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry and Honorary President for Life Thomas Bach were also present at the opening ceremony.

The Games, scheduled from Nov 9 to 21, is co-hosted by Guangdong Province and the neighboring Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, marking the first time for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in south China to co-host the country's premier multi-sport event.

First held in 1959, the National Games is China's largest multi-sport event.

The Games feature 34 sports with 419 events in the competitive program and 23 sports with 166 events in the mass participation program.

Xi attends opening ceremony of China's 15th National Games

Xi attends opening ceremony of China's 15th National Games

China launched an Algerian remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday.

A Long March-2C carrier rocket lifted off from the launch center at 12:01 (Beijing Time), successfully sending the satellite into its planned orbit.

The Algerian satellite will be primarily used for land planning and disaster prevention and mitigation.

Saturday's launch marked the 629th mission of China's Long March rocket series.

China launches satellite for Algeria