Submit to the Prime Minister a plan for a 9-day Lunar New Year holiday

After more than a month of consultation, 13/16 agencies and ministries have agreed to the 9-day Tet holiday proposed by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. If approved by the Prime Minister, civil servants, public employees and workers will have a holiday from December 26, including 5 official days off and 4 weekend days for two consecutive weeks.

Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1) will swap working days for five consecutive days off, from Wednesday to Sunday, i.e. April 30 to May 4, 2025. National Day in 2025 is scheduled to be on September 2 and the day immediately preceding it. The four-day holiday includes two official days and two weekend days, from August 30 to Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

The remaining three holidays are implemented according to the provisions of the Labor Code, New Year's Day is one day off on Wednesday, January 1, 2025; Hung King's Commemoration Day (10th day of the 3rd lunar month) is on Monday, April 7, 2025, the holiday lasts three days (April 5-7, 2025).

According to the drafting agency, the extended holiday will help workers have time to regenerate their labor, stimulate tourism, and promote economic growth.

The 2019 Labor Code stipulates that based on actual conditions each year, the Prime Minister will decide on specific Lunar New Year and National Day holidays. If an official holiday coincides with a weekly day off, the principle of contiguity or swapping will be applied so that people can have an extended holiday.