？PUTRAJAYA， Malaysia， Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The governments of Malaysia and Singapore signed a legally-binding agreement Tuesday on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR)， which will cut travel time between the two cities to 90 minutes once it runs into operation by the end of 2026.


The signing ceremony was witnessed by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong， who was paying a visit to Putrajaya for the 7th Leaders' Retreat between the two countries.


The two leaders did not disclose what the cost of the project， which is estimated to cost more than 10 billion U.S. dollars. Companies from China， Japan and Europe have long expressed interests in this project.


The agreement， which followed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the project in July， has formalized the technical， safety and security requirements， commercial， financing， procurement and regulatory frameworks， as well as customs， immigration and quarantine (CIQ) arrangements for the HSR.


The two leaders looked forward to the appointment of a Joint Development Partner by early 2017， as well as the calling of the systems tenders from late 2017， said a statement released jointly by the two sides.


The agreement stated that the HSR will have a new double-track line， which will accommodate all types of conventional high-speed rail trains and technology available in the market with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour.


Najib told press that the two sides are very committed to the deadline of 2026 as the operation date of the project， "which means we must work very closely together， and we must overcome all the challenges as we move ahead."


Describing the project as "a significant milestone" in their relationship with Malaysia， Lee said the HSR "will transform the way we interact， do business， and for the better， and give both sides a big stake in keeping the relationship to be stable and warm."


According to the agreement， Singapore and Malaysia will design， build， finance and maintain the civil infrastructures and operate the HSR stations within their respective territories， but they will jointly call a tender for a privately-financed assets company to design， build， finance， operate and maintain rolling stock and other rail assets， including track-work， power， signaling and telecommunications.


The two countries will also jointly call a tender for an international operator to operate the transit from Kula Lumpur to Singapore， while Malaysia will call a tender for the operation of the HSR domestic service in Malaysia.


To allow for seamless travel for international passengers， the two sides will set up three CIQ facilities at Singapore， Bandar Malaysia in downtown Kuala Lumpur and Iskandar Puteri in Johor.


OSAKA Henrikh Mkhitaryan Shirt , Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- As the Lunar New Year was ushered in, a series of celebrations were held in Kobe's Nanjing town, the second largest Chinatown in Japan.


Since Feb. 19, the first day of the Chinese new year, Nanjing town has been filled with festive atmosphere, with spring festival couplets soliciting good luck pasted on the Chinese archways at the three entrances of the town, and red lanterns and triangular flags hung on the traditional Chinese-styled buildings along the streets.


A simple stage was set up at the center of Nanjing town, where Chinese artists performed during the first four days of the lunar new year, giving shows such as facechanging stunt of Sichuan opera, acrobatics and lion dances, attracting many viewers from both Kobe and neighboring districts.


Along the streets, restaurants and shops showed off their cuisine on display stands, hustling Chinese food such as dim sum, dumplings and Chinese pastries, provoking nostalgia from overseas Chinese.


About 15,000 people were estimated to visit Kobe Chinatown every day during the first four days of the new year.


The visitors included both overseas Chinese living in Japan as well as Japanese citizens who are fascinated by this spectacular festival of Chinese culture.


Mitsuaki, a Japanese woman coming to watch the shows from neighboring city Himeji, said she had read about the Spring Festival celebrations in Nanjing town on newspaper and she found the shows performed by Chinese artists at the center of Nanjing town fascinating.


With a history of over 120 years, Nanjing town is the second largest Chinatown in Japan after the Yokohama Chinatown, with over 100 Chinese restaurants, shops, and a Chinese temple in the area of about 110 meters from north to south and 200 meters from east to west.


Since 1987, Nanjing town has started to celebrate the coming of Chinese lunar new year almost every year. In 1997, the Spring Festival celebrations in Nanjing town were named district intangible folk cultural heritage of Kobe.


"Spring Festival celebrations at Nanjing town every year have become a tourist attraction. We hope there would be more tourists attracted by this cultural feast." said Kizo Hisamoto, mayor of Kobe city.


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