{
  "entity_type": "data_package",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-vietnam-public-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "vn-public-holidays-2026.1",
  "jurisdiction": "VN (Vietnam public-sector 2026 holiday schedule and nationwide statutory paid holidays)",
  "year": 2026,
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2026-12-31"
  },
  "weekend_days": [
    "Saturday",
    "Sunday"
  ],
  "scope": "Vietnam public-sector 2026 holiday schedule and nationwide statutory paid holidays",
  "holiday_policy": "Vietnam_2026_public_sector_schedule_plus_statutory_paid_holidays",
  "substitute_day_policy": "published_2026_transfers_only; private_employer_options_and_unapproved_proposals_not_inferred",
  "limitation": "Public-sector and statutory paid-holiday layer only; private-employer, non-Saturday/Sunday workweeks, provincial, sector, bank, school and employer schedules are not inferred. The proposed four-day 2026 Vietnam Cultural Day public-sector arrangement is not encoded until finally approved.",
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "name": "New Year's Day",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Notice 12590/TB-BNV; Labour Code statutory holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-02",
      "name": "Transferred rest day for New Year schedule",
      "kind": "transferred_rest_day",
      "legal_basis": "Notice 12590/TB-BNV"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-10",
      "name": "Make-up working day for New Year schedule",
      "kind": "special_working_day",
      "legal_basis": "Notice 12590/TB-BNV"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-16",
      "name": "Tet holiday",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government-approved 2026 Tet schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-17",
      "name": "Tet holiday",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government-approved 2026 Tet schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-18",
      "name": "Tet holiday",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government-approved 2026 Tet schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-19",
      "name": "Tet holiday",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government-approved 2026 Tet schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-20",
      "name": "Tet holiday",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government-approved 2026 Tet schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-26",
      "name": "Hung Kings Festival",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government policy portal 2026 schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-27",
      "name": "Compensatory rest day for Hung Kings Festival",
      "kind": "transferred_rest_day",
      "legal_basis": "Government policy portal 2026 schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-30",
      "name": "Reunification Day",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Labour Code statutory holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "name": "International Labour Day",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Labour Code statutory holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-22",
      "name": "Make-up working day for National Day schedule",
      "kind": "special_working_day",
      "legal_basis": "Government policy portal 2026 schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-31",
      "name": "Transferred rest day for National Day schedule",
      "kind": "transferred_rest_day",
      "legal_basis": "Government policy portal 2026 schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-01",
      "name": "National Day adjacent public-sector scheduled day",
      "kind": "public_sector_scheduled_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government policy portal 2026 schedule; private employers may select a different adjacent day"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-02",
      "name": "National Day",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Labour Code statutory holiday; Government policy portal 2026 schedule"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-24",
      "name": "Vietnam Cultural Day",
      "kind": "national_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "NQ 28/2026/QH16"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Government News / Ministry of Home Affairs – 2026 holiday schedule",
      "url": "https://en.baochinhphu.vn/ministry-of-home-affairs-announces-2026-holiday-schedule-111251017163421877.htm",
      "type": "government_official_announcement",
      "scope": "Public-sector Tet and National Day schedule; private employers may choose their own compliant schedule"
    },
    {
      "name": "Government policy portal – 2026 Hung Kings, Reunification, Labour and National Day schedule",
      "url": "https://xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn/lich-nghi-le-gio-to-hung-vuong-30-4-1-5-quoc-khanh-2-9-nam-2026-119260222115822151.htm",
      "type": "government_official_schedule",
      "scope": "Compensatory and transferred rest/work dates for public employees and private-sector National Day options"
    },
    {
      "name": "Government policy portal – Vietnam Cultural Day",
      "url": "https://xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn/ngay-24-11-hang-nam-la-ngay-van-hoa-viet-nam-nguoi-lao-dong-duoc-nghi-huong-nguyen-luong-119260113152642414.htm",
      "type": "government_official_legislation_notice",
      "scope": "NQ 28/2026/QH16 effective 1 July 2026; 24 November paid holiday; proposed four-day public-sector arrangement is not encoded"
    },
    {
      "name": "Government policy portal – 2026 New Year schedule",
      "url": "https://xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn/lich-nghi-tet-duong-lich-2026-119251225111725138.htm",
      "type": "government_official_schedule",
      "scope": "Notice 12590/TB-BNV and public-sector New Year transfer/make-up arrangement"
    },
    {
      "name": "Government legal portal – Labour Code",
      "url": "https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?classid=1&docid=163542&pageid=27160",
      "type": "labour_legislation",
      "scope": "Weekly-rest baseline and statutory labour-calendar framework"
    },
    {
      "name": "VnExpress – 2026 New Year schedule cross-check",
      "url": "https://vnexpress.net/chot-nghi-tet-duong-lich-4-ngay-4997949.html",
      "type": "reputable_news_cross_check",
      "scope": "Independent cross-check of the confirmed 1–4 January break and 10 January make-up day; not the legal authority"
    }
  ]
}