Nation assists Indonesian bullet train project

New line to significantly cut traveling time between Jakarta and Bandung Company director David So, who is based in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, is looking forward to the bullet train service connecting the city with Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java and the country’s third-largest city. The line is scheduled to be completed next…

Online ticket booking easier for elderly now

Website improves accessibility for seniors wanting to travel by train China’s railway ticket booking system has launched an elderly-friendly version of its internet interface, national railway operator China State Railway Group said recently. Clicking on the “elderly friendly “button on the right side of the landing page for 12306.cn, the official railway ticket booking website,…

Container traffic rises sharply in Qingdao

A freight train loaded with 100 twenty-foot equipment containers, or TEUs, of cargo left from Qingdao, Shandong province, in early May, headed for Tajikistan. It was the first freight train to leave for the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, from the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area, or SCODA. The cargo included glazed tiles, tires…

Xi’s vision sets course for Tibet’s development

Region has witnessed transformations in seven decades since peaceful liberation The vision set out by President Xi Jinping on the governance of the Tibet autonomous region has been instrumental in the region’s phenomenal transformation, and it will continue to chart the course for the region’s ethnic unity, lasting stability and high-quality growth, said observers and…