Wang Menghui, Party chief of Xiamen, Fujian province, was appointed on Tuesday as Party chief of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province.
The State Council clarified the fiscal powers of central and local governments in a guideline issued on Wednesday.
Six high-caliber experts have been hired by the State Council's Counselors' Office, bringing to 56 the number of the top consultants to the nation.
More than 500 sets of equipment for making unauthorized radio broadcasts in China were seized in a national campaign aided by more than 30,000 airwave monitors.
President Xi Jinping has declared that protection of the ecosystem is "the most important foundation" of sustainable development.
The central government on Wednesday called for faster construction of upgraded drainage systems across the country to cope with urban flooding.
Departments and ministries under the State Council, China's Cabinet, have responded to a series of public concerns in the past week, involving real estate prices, registration of social organizations, foreign exchange reserves and financial regulations.
Information sharing needs to be promoted to respond to public queries
One-third of the people listed by Interpol as China's 100 most-wanted corrupt officials and businesspeople have returned to the country to face justice and atone for their crimes. Zhang Yi reports.
Premier Li Keqiang called on high-tech manufacturers to establish their own branding and find new models of production, while transforming technologies into productivity, during a visit to East China's Jiangxi province on Tuesday.
A Chinese millionaire with New Zealand citizenship and three other people have been ordered to hand over 42.85 million NZ dollars ($31.2 million) to the New Zealand and Chinese governments to settle money laundering charges.
Four major cities in Northeast China announced in a joint statement that they will work together to build a world-class city cluster in a bid to boost the region's economy.