Both give workers the same five statutory days. The 7-day option begins on Thursday, Feb. 4, and ends on Feb. 10, 2027, the fifth day of the new lunar year, including a weekend.
The 10-day option includes two weekends as it begins on Friday, Feb. 5, and involves swapping the next workday of Feb. 12 to Saturday, Feb. 27. That closes the gap to the following weekend and produces 10 unbroken days, Feb. 5 to Feb. 14. Workers would return to business on the 10th day of the first lunar month.
The ministry prefers the shorter break because starting two days ahead would give people working far from home more time to travel and shop. The 10-day version, it said, would compress travel demand into a much shorter window and strain the transport system, particularly in major cities and at transport hubs.
Quang Ba flower market in Hanoi bustles in the days leading up to the Lunar New Year. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy
The same document sets out arrangements for Vietnam Culture Day, which falls for the first time this November. A National Assembly resolution passed in April and effective July 1 fixed the date at Nov. 24.
