Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City celebrates its first-ever metro line

Soldiers take a selfie on the platform at a metro station in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 22, 2024. A train of the Line 1 of the HCMC Metro is seen past residential buildings in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 22, 2024. People board a train of the Line 1 of the HCMC Metro at a metro station in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 22, 2024.

Thousands of selfie-taking Ho Chi Minh City residents crammed into train carriages Sunday as the traffic-clogged business hub celebrated the opening of its first-ever metro line after years of delays.