Chinese Premier May Attend Indonesia's Showcase Rail Debut
TAIPEI - A Chinese-financed high-speed rail project is set for a showcase trial run Friday - coinciding with this week's ASEAN summit with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in attendance - unless a series of setbacks that have plagued the project force another delay.
Scheduled to begin commercial traffic on Oct. 1, the 141-kilometer railway will connect the capital, Jakarta, to the city of Bandung, cutting the journey fro