Hanoi Metro switches to a new electronic ticketing system from February 1, 2026
From February 1, 2026, 100% of ticket gates on the Nhon - Hanoi Station urban railway line will apply electronic identification, authentication and biometric identification systems.
Information from Hanoi Railway One Member Limited Liability Company (Hanoi Metro) said that from January 17, 2026, the unit will stop selling tickets of the old system on route 3.1 Nhon - Hanoi Station. Passengers can buy tickets according to the new system through the Hanoi Metro Application or directly at ticket counters at stations. For time tickets (day tickets, weekly tickets, monthly tickets), passengers are allowed to buy tickets many days in advance and tickets are only activated when used for the first time.
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Golden land in Ho Chi Minh City is being constructed to make a flower garden for the Binh Ngo Tet.
In order to create aesthetics and add public living space for people during the 2026 Binh Ngo Lunar New Year, Ho Chi Minh City is urgently renovating and reclaiming 9 vacant golden land areas in the city, to turn them into temporary parks and flower gardens.
9 land plots with prime locations in Saigon, Tan Dinh, Ben Thanh, Cau Ong Lanh, Ban Co, Xuan Hoa, Nhieu Loc wards include: No. 8-12 Le Duan; No. 2-4-6 Hai Ba Trung; No. 33 Nguyen Du and clusters 34-36, 42 Chu Manh Trinh; 135 Nguyen Hue - 39 Le Loi; No. 87 Cong Quynh; No. 74 Ho Hao Hon - 289 Tran Hung Dao; Le Thanh Ton - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia - Nguyen Trung Truc - Le Loi quadrilateral area; land plot No. 8 Vo Van Tan; land plot No. 152 Tran Phu.
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People downstream of Song Quao Lake struggle to restore production after the flood
More than 1.5 months have passed since the historic flood that occurred on December 4, 2025 in communes and wards in the downstream area of Lam Dong province due to the flood discharge from Song Quao lake, combined with prolonged heavy rain. Returning to Ham Thuan Bac commune, it is a locality heavily affected due to its location right downstream of Song Quao lake. Many production land along rivers and streams with the surface torn apart, covered with rocks and waste.
Recorded in Phu Thai village, many people have returned to the fields, starting to improve the soil to replant corn and vegetables. However, the journey to restore production is not easy at all. Many fields are buried by rocks, losing the colored soil layer, and cannot be cultivated without leveling machinery.
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