Indonesia launches Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center) delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the launch of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday. ACHMAD IBRAHIM/AP Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially launched on Monday the operation of Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, one of the key Belt and Road Initiative projects…

Indonesian president takes ride on Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway

Indonesian President Joko Widodo poses for photo beside a high-speed railway train on the platform of Halim Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)  Speaking highly of the efforts made by Chinese and Indonesian workers, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would officially start commercial operation…

Indonesia unveils Jakarta-Bandung HSR EMU educational, cultural exchange base

Indonesia’s Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi speaks during the opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base and the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event in Bandung, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2023. The opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational…

Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway successful example of regional cooperation towards modernization — Chinese premier

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang, accompanied by Indonesia’s Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, inspects the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Sept. 6, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] JAKARTA, Sept. 6 — The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is a successful example of developing countries in the region working together…

Belt and Road takes ties to ‘next level’

An inspection train runs along the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, on June 23. XU QIN/XINHUA Initiative boosts Chinese investment in Indonesia, becoming its largest trade partner For Indonesian businessman Suwito, the Belt and Road Initiative has taken China-Indonesia relations “to the next level”. Ten years after China put forward a global infrastructure and…