Anchors step down from major news program

Two news anchors for one of China's most influential TV news programs will retire from their positions, State broadcaster China Central Television confirmed on Wednesday, with the move expected to better cater to younger audiences.

Li Ruiying, 52, said that she and Zhang Hongmin, 53, will retire from Xinwen Lianbo and move to another department within the broadcaster to train new anchors, according to a CCTV statement posted on the Sina Weibo micro-blogging service on Wednesday.

A staff member from CCTV's broadcasting department also confirmed the news on Wednesday with China Daily.