| Date | Holiday |
| Jan. 1, 2011 (Sat.) | New Year Day |
| Feb. 1-7, 2011 (Tues.-Mon.) | Tet (Lunar / Vietnam New Year) (The name Tet Nguyen Dan can be roughly translated as Feast of the First Morning. Tet is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year. Is a family gathering time for vietnanmese people who are away from home and studies so as to reunite together for families reunion.) |
| Apr. 12 , 2011 (Tues.) | Hung Kings' Day [To commemorate the mythical Hung Kings. Hung Vuong (Hung Kings in Vietnamese) was the first king of Van Lang or Lac Viet (as Vietnam was known at the time). A symbol of the nation’s spiritual and religious ethos and represent its unity to show their gratitude to their ancestors] |
| Apr. 30 , 2011 (Sat.) | Liberation / Reunification Day of Saigon [Also known as Victory Day, it marks the occasion Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on April 30, 1975. This signalled the end of the Vietnam War.] |
| May 2, 2011 (Mon.) * | The day following May Day / Labour Day |
| Sept 2, 2011 (Fri.) | National Day [Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) ] |
* Where holiday falls on Saturday, e.g. May Day / Labour Day , the following Monday will remains open at stock exchange unlike some Asia's stock exchanges.
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