Young people often use extended public holidays to spend time with their families or travel to popular destinations. Photo: T.T. / Tuoi Tre
Under Vietnam’s 2019 Labor Code, employees are entitled to 11 fully paid public holidays each year.
These include one day for New Year’s Day, five days for the Lunar New Year, one day for the Hung Kings Commemoration Day, one day for Reunification Day on April 30, one day for International Workers’ Day on May 1 and two days for National Day.
Foreign employees working in Vietnam are entitled to two additional paid days off: one for their traditional New Year and another for their country’s National Day.
For Vietnam’s National Day 2026, the two official days off fall on Tuesday, September 1 and Wednesday, September 2.
As Monday, August 31 falls between the weekend and the two public holidays, it will be swapped with a working Saturday to create a longer continuous break.
The August 31 working day will therefore be moved to Saturday, August 22, linking the two holidays with the preceding weekend, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The break will run for five consecutive days, from Saturday, August 29 through Wednesday, September 2.
The ministry has asked government agencies and public institutions to arrange suitable staffing during the holiday to ensure uninterrupted operations and public services.
For private-sector workers, employers may choose either September 1 or September 3 as the second day off, depending on operational needs.
Companies must announce their selected holiday schedules at least 30 days in advance.
Companies must announce their selected schedules at least 30 days in advance and are encouraged to offer workers the same extended break as the public sector, or arrangements that are more favorable.
Several private companies have already finalized their National Day schedules, with employees receiving four or five consecutive days off.
TOTO Vietnam in Hanoi will give employees five days off from August 29 through September 2.
Hosiden Vietnam and Pearl Global Vietnam in Bac Ninh Province, Goryo Vietnam in Ninh Binh Province and Yazaki EDS Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City will offer four-day breaks from August 30 through September 2.
The National Assembly recently adopted a resolution on the development of Vietnamese culture, which took effect on July 1, 2026.
The resolution designates November 24 each year as Vietnam Culture Day, when employees are entitled to a fully paid day off.
As November 24 falls on a Tuesday this year, some workers have proposed that the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor ask the relevant authorities to move the working day from Monday, November 23 to Saturday, December 5.
If approved, the workday swap would create a four-day break from Saturday, November 21 through Tuesday, November 24.
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