US: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Batters CNMI and Guam With Destructive Weather

Super Typhoon Sinlaku slammed into the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, April 14, lashing Saipan and Tinian with 150 mph sustained winds and torrential rain. Reported damage includes shredded roofs and widespread flooding. While Guam avoided a direct hit, the island still faced high winds and flash floods. President Trump approved emergency disaster declarations for both Guam and the CNMI on April 12.

Indonesia's first high-speed railway heralds new era

STORY: Indonesia's first high-speed railway heralds new era DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUO LEI, Head of the design department of the High-Speed Railway Contractor Consortium 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG FANGTAO, Chief designer of the EMUs, CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Indonesian): DWIYANA SLAMET RIYADI, President director of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GALANG SWANDARU, Engineer at the high-speed railway project department of China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Indonesian): KHAIRUL IKMAL, Local welder at Sinohydro Bureau 7 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): RIDWAN KAMIL, Former governor of West Java province STORYLINE: The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is a landmark project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. The 142-kilometer railway cuts the journey between the two cities from over three ho

Xinhua Headlines: Indonesia's first high-speed railway comes into service, heralding new era

Xinhua Headlines: Indonesia's first high-speed railway comes into service, heralding new era

(231002) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Galang Swandaru (L), a quality-control engineer at the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) project department of China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, learns leveling from his Chinese teacher Zhao Wei outside Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia, July 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)