JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday went for a spin on the country's new China-backed high-speed train, ahead of the Jakarta-Bandung route's official opening in early October.
Service between Jakarta and Bandung scheduled to begin next month

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, checks out the country's new high-speed train on Sept. 13. (Presidential secretariat)
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday went for a spin on the country's new China-backed high-speed train, ahead of the Jakarta-Bandung route's official opening in early October.