China's State Council appoints, removes officials

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council on Monday announced the appointment and removal of several officials.

Xiong Jijun was appointed vice minister of industry and information technology.

He Zhongyou was appointed political commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and chairman of the China Xinjian Group.

Weng Tiehui no longer serves as vice minister of education.