New party chief to lead Vientiane city for next five years

Vientiane authorities have set an annual average growth target of 7-8 per cent for the capital’s Gross Domestic Product over the years 2021 to 2025. - Xinhua

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): A new Party chief of Vientiane has been appointed to lead the capital’s socio-economic development over the next five years.

Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, Dr Anouphab Tounalom, has been appointed as Party Secretary of the capital, replacing Dr Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune, who takes up a new post in the Lao Front for National Development.