China's Vice-President Loses Post

Three of China's most senior leaders, including Vice-President Zeng Qinghong, are to step down. Zeng and two other politicians, Luo Gan and Wu Guanzheng, were dropped from the Communist Party's central committee at its five-yearly congress.The announcement is seen as the first stage in a widely expected reshuffle in favor of a new generation of leaders. The three men cannot now be elected to the standing committee on Monday when their replacements will be named.