Indonesia is inaugurating Southeast Asia's first bullet train, a significant component of China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.
This project is set to drastically reduce travel time between Jakarta and Bandung from three hours to 40 minutes.
The high-speed rail, named "Whoosh," is of Chinese make and will seamlessly link Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, with Bandung, the densely populated capital of West Java province, reported the Associated Press.
Huh. That's impressive, but I guess poor countries are also often unequal countries. Does that go for civil and mechanical engineers as well?
No idea, that's not my industry. There's a reason Chinese people value education so much. It's a key driver in upwards socioeconomic mobility.