ISLAMABAD, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Yang Xiaohong as the new country director of Pakistan, the bank said on Monday.

Yang, who assumed office on April 24, is ADB's first female country director in Pakistan as well as the first Chinese national, a bank statement said.

Prior to joining ADB in 1999, Yang served at the World Bank from 1994 to 1998.