900 Malaysians check out China's high-speed rail

Announcement of a plan to link Kuala Lumpur with Singapore stirs public, industrial interest

Around 900 Malaysians rode the bullet train from Beijing to Tianjin on Tuesday to experience the trademark Chinese technology in the wake of last month's announcement of a planned Malaysia-to-Singapore high-speed rail link.

Fauwati Abdul Rahman, a businesswoman from Malaysia, said she was excited to ride the train.