New Year’s Day in Vietnam
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New Year’s Day in Vietnam is a paid public-holiday leave entitlement under Vietnam’s Labour Code. Its statutory timing is 1 January and it commemorates the start of the Gregorian calendar year.
New Year's Day
Holiday
Vietnam
Country
2026
Next Date Year
Thursday
Day
Jan
01
January 1, 2026
New Year's Day Date in Vietnam
Date
January 1, 2026
Day
Thursday
Public Holiday
Yes
Bank Holiday
Yes
Date Confirmed
Yes
New Year's Day Dates in Vietnam
New Year's Day 2026
- Confirmed 2026 source: https://github.com/vacanza/holidays/tree/dev/holidays/countries; verification: CONSENSUS_DATE
New Year's Day 2027
- Confirmed 2027 source: https://github.com/vacanza/holidays/tree/dev/holidays/countries; verification: CONSENSUS_DATE
New Year's Day 2028
- Confirmed 2028 seed from audited 2026/2027 recurrence; verification: DETERMINISTIC_FIXED
History of New Year's Day
The Gregorian New Year entitlement appears in Article 112 of the 2019 Labour Code as one paid day on 1 January. Article 111 separately governs compensatory rest when that day overlaps a weekly rest day.
Importance of New Year's Day
The statutory date and any compensatory day should be distinguished from discretionary working-day swaps or extended government schedules.
How New Year's Day Is Celebrated in Vietnam
Urban countdowns and family gatherings welcome the civil new year, but this one-day holiday is distinct from the longer Tết lunar-new-year period.
Office Impact
Employees receive one paid day on 1 January. If it coincides with a weekly rest day, Article 111 provides compensatory rest on the next working day; public bodies may issue operating rosters.
Bank Impact
Banks publish New Year branch and interbank-processing times. The statutory one-day entitlement does not establish a longer banking closure.
School Impact
Schools apply their academic calendars to the one-day holiday and any lawful compensatory rest; it should not be conflated with the Tết break.
Travel Information
Countdown events may affect city-centre access, while the short break has a different travel pattern from Tết. Check dated operator notices.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much leave applies for Gregorian New Year?
Article 112 provides one paid day on 1 January.
What if 1 January is a weekly rest day?
Article 111 provides compensatory rest on the next working day.
Is this Tết?
No. Tết is the separate lunar-new-year entitlement.