Nanjing appoints acting mayor

NANJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Lan Shaomin on Friday was appointed acting mayor of Nanjing City, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province.

Lan was named vice mayor and acting mayor at a session of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal People's Congress.

At the session, the local legislature accepted the resignation of former mayor Miao Ruilin.