{
  "id": 11631456,
  "title": "Government finalizes 7-day Lunar New Year holiday plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/government-finalizes-7-day-lunar-new-year-holiday-plan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T07:01:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SGGP English Edition",
    "slug": "sggp-english-edition",
    "url": "https://en.sggp.org.vn/government-finalizes-7-day-lunar-new-year-holiday-plan-post130081.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vietnamese government has finalized a 7-day holiday plan for the Lunar New Year, known as Tet, in 2027. The holiday will span from February 4 to February 10, 2027. This decision was announced in an official letter from Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra on October 2, 2026.\n\nUnder the approved schedule, the holiday period for civil servants and public employees includes a 7-day break for Tet, a 4-day break for National Day in 2027, and a 1-day break for Vietnam Culture Day on November 24, 2026.\n\nThe Deputy Prime Minister instructed the Minister of Home Affairs to notify all relevant parties, including administrative agencies, public service providers, political organizations, socio-political organizations, businesses, and employees. These entities are required to arrange sufficient duty staff and organize working shifts to ensure uninterrupted service to the public.\n\nMinistries, state agencies, and local authorities have been tasked with implementing measures to encourage business and production operations, maintain market supply and demand stability, control prices, and ensure a balanced labor supply before, during, and after the holiday periods.",
  "summary": "Government officers and workers will enjoy a 7-day holiday for the 2027 Tet (Lunar New Year), from February 4 to February 10, 2027 (from the 28th day of the last month to the 5th day of the first month of the lunar calendar).",
  "key_points": [
    "Vietnamese government finalizes 7-day Tet holiday plan for 2027",
    "Holiday period from February 4 to February 10, 2027",
    "Civil servants and public employees get 7-day break"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}