Acting governor elected in Yunnan

Yunnan provincial legislature, in Southwest China, appointed Ruan Chengfa as acting governor on Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Ruan, who hails from Hubei province, was also named deputy governor of Yunnan at a session of the Standing Committee of the Yunnan People's Congress, it said.

Ruan, 59, worked for the Hubei government for 38 years, and was named the Party chief of Wuhan, the provincial capital, in 2011, according to Yunnan Daily.