China names vice chairman of banking and insurance regulator, deputy head of forex regulator

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state council, the cabinet, has appointed Cong Lin as vice chairman of the banking and insurance regulator, and Li Hongyan as deputy head of forex regulator, according to a statement by the human resources ministry on Tuesday.

Li Chunlin and Yang Yinkai were named as new deputy heads of the state planner, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)