Asian Games open in high-tech Chinese city of Hangzhou

The 19th Asian Games began Saturday in China's Hangzhou, home to many high-tech companies, with President Xi Jinping attending the opening ceremony at an 80,000-capacity stadium.Xi declared the opening of this edition of Asia's Olympics, which had been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, after a parade of athletes.International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Raja Randhir Singh, acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia, were also in attendance at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.About 12,000 athletes from 45 countr…READ FULL ARTICLE