The fifth plenary meeting of the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2008.

　　Hu Jintao reelected Chinese president

Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is reelected president of the country and chairman of the Central Military Commission of China during the fifth plenary meeting of the NPC session in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2008.

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was reelected president of the country Saturday morning at the ongoing session of the 11th National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

　　Hu, born in 1942, had been China's president since March 2003. Full story

　　New leaders elected at NPC plenary meeting

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao was reelected president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission (CMC) at the fifth plenary meeting of the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) here Saturday.

　　The plenary meeting also reelected Wu Bangguo chairman of the NPC Standing Committee and elected Xi Jinping vice-president of the PRC. Full story

　　Wu Bangguo reelected chairman of NPC Standing Committee

Wu Bangguo is reelected chairman of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee during the fifth plenary meeting of the NPC session in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2008.

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Wu Bangguo was elected chairman of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on Saturday morning at the ongoing annual session of Chinese top legislature.

　　Wu, born in 1941, had been chairman of the 10th NPC Standing Committee since March 2003. Full story

　　Xi Jinping elected Chinese vice-president

Outgoing Chinese Vice-President Zeng Qinghong (R) shakes hands with his successor Xi Jinping after Xi was elected vice-president of China during the fifth plenary meeting of the NPC session in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2008.

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping was elected vice-president of China at the ongoing session of the 11th National People's Congress Saturday morning.

　　Xi, born in 1953, is one of the nine members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee, and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee. Full story

　　Hu Jintao reelected chairman of Central Military Commission

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao was reelected chairman of the Central Military Commission of China at the annual session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) Saturday morning.

　　The election result was announced after a secret ballot by deputies to the top legislature. Full story

　　13 vice-chairpersons of NPC Standing Committee elected

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen vice-chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC),China's top legislature, were elected on Saturday morning at the ongoing NPC annual session.

　　They are Wang Zhaoguo, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg, Han Qide, Hua Jianmin, Chen Zhili, Zhou Tienong, Li Jianguo, Ismail Tiliwaldi, Jiang Shusheng, Chen Changzhi, Yan Junqi and Sang Guowei. Full story

　　Li Jianguo elected secretary-general of NPC Standing Committee

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Li Jianguo was elected secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, Saturday morning at the ongoing NPC annual session.

　　Li was concurrently elected one of the 13 vice-chairpersons of the 11th NPC Standing Committee. Full story

　　China's parliament adopts government reshuffle plan

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The National People's Congress (NPC), the Chinese parliament, adopted a government reshuffle planat a plenary meeting here on Saturday.

　　The plan involves the establishment of five "super ministries" and a ministerial-level energy commission. Full story

　　China's top legislature starts plenary meeting for elections

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature started a plenary meeting here on Saturday morning to elect the country's new leadership.

　　To be elected are chairman, vice-chairpersons, secretary-general and members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress, president and vice-president of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC. Full story

　　China's legislature to begin elections

　　BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leaders of legislature, state and military are to be elected at the ongoing annual session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, on Saturday morning.

　　They include chairman of the 11th NPC Standing Committee, president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC.

　　The vice-chairpersons, secretary-general and members of the 11th NPC Standing Committee, and vice-president of the PRC will also be elected. Full story