TIME & WORKING HOURS
- Government offices work 8 hours/day from 7.30am to 4.30pm. Most government offices are open on Saturday until noon but are closed on Sunday.
- Banks are open from 7.30am or 8am to 11.30am and from 1pm to 4.30pm. Some banks are open on Saturday morning from 8am to 11.30am. Sunday is close.
- Post offices keep longer hours and are generally open from 6.30am to 9pm
- Offices, museums open between 7am and 8am and close between 4pm and 5pm
- Many of the small privately owned shops, restaurants and street stalls stay open seven days a week, often until late at night.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN VIETNAM
Public holidays are days when workers get the day off work. Prior to 2007, Vietnamese workers observed 8 days of public holiday a year, among the lowest in the region. On March 28, 2007 the government added the traditional holiday commemorating the mythical Hùng Kings to its list of public holidays, increasing the number of days to 9. As in most other nations, if a holiday falls during the weekend, it is observed on the following Monday.
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year | Tết dương lịch | |
| From last two days of the last lunar month to 3rd day of the first lunar month | Tết (Vietnamese New Year) | Tết Nguyên Đán | Largest holiday of the year, occurs around late January-early February |
| 10th day of the 3rd lunar month | Hùng Kings Commemoriations | Giỗ tổ Hùng Vương | New holiday since 2007, around April (adopted by the government on March 28, 2007) |
| April 30 | Liberation Day/Reunification Day | Ngày giải phóng | Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 |
| May 1 | International Workers' Day | Ngày Quốc tế Lao động | |
| September 2 | National Day | Quốc khánh | Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) |
| Date | English name | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| February 3 | Communist Party of Viet Nam Foundation Anniversary | Ngày thành lập Đảng |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Quốc tế Phụ nữ |
| May 7 | Dien Bien Phu Victory Day | Ngày Chiến thắng Điện Biện Phủ |
| May 19 | President Ho Chi Minh's Birthday | Ngày sinh Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh |
| June 1 | International Children's Day | Ngày quốc tế thiếu nhi |
| June 28 | Vietnamese Family Day | Ngày gia đình Việt Nam |
| July 27 | Remembrance Day (Day for Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers) | Ngày thương binh liệt sĩ |
| August 19 | August Revolution Commemoration Day | Ngày cách mạng tháng 8 |
| October 10 | Capital Liberation Day | Ngày giải phóng thủ đô |
| October 20 | Vietnamese Women's Day | Ngày phụ nữ Việt Nam |
| November 20 | Teacher's Day | Ngày Nhà giáo Việt Nam |
| December 22 | National Defense Day (People's Army of Viet Nam Foundation Anniversary) | Ngày hội quốc phòng toàn dân (ngày thành lập Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam) |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Giáng sinh/Nôen |
| 15/1 (lunar) | Lantern Festival (Full moon of the 1st month) | Tết Nguyên Tiêu (Rằm tháng giêng) |
| 15/4 (lunar) | Buddha's Birthday | Lễ Phật đản |
| 5/5 (lunar) | Mid-year Festival | Tết Đoan ngọ |
| 15/7 (lunar) | Ghost Festival | Rằm tháng bảy, Vu Lan |
| 15/8 (lunar) | Mid-Autumn Festival | Tết Trung thu |
| 23/12 (lunar) | Kitchen guardians | Ông Táo chầu trời |
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