Cambodia's new PM pledges ambitious growth, but offers few details

Cambodia's new leader Hun Manet pledged to make the impoverished kingdom as a "high-income country" by 2050 during in his first cabinet meeting on Thursday.   Lawmakers endorsed Hun Manet, the eldest son of long-time ruler Hun Sen, as the new prime minister on Tuesday.

Hun Manet pledged wide-ranging economic reforms. "The next 25 years will be a new cycle for Cambodia," he said in a televised speech. Hun Manet said the new strategy included improving healthcare and education, as well as addressing climate change. Food security was also a priority, with the aim of leaving "no Cambodian citizen behind".