The next lunar year, year of the buffalo, starts on February 12, 2021.
Under the first option, government offices and state-owned companies will close for seven days from February 10-16; and in the second, the holiday will start on February 11, a day before the new lunar year, and run until February 17, the sixth day of the new year.
Schools and other businesses across the country usually follow the same break as government offices.
The ministry will collect comments and opinions from other ministries and relevant agencies over the next 15 days before submitting an official proposal to the government.
The ministry said it endorses the first option because that would give more time for people to travel and get ready for the holiday, the biggest in Vietnam that sees millions of migrant workers go home to the countryside from major cities.
Vietnam also had a seven-day break for the last Tet festival that was celebrated in January.
Từ vựng liên quan
Tin tức liên quan
Taiwanese method mooted for raising capacity of Hanoi’s major landfills
news | 80885088A new technique proposed for the capital city’s two biggest landfills could take in more waste without having to expand their land area.
18 foreigners held in Da Nang’s drug abuse crackdown
news | 260095045A late-night raid on a bar in central Vietnam's Da Nang Thursday found dozens of drug users, including foreign tourists.
Vietnam seizes half a ton of smuggled African ivory
news | 276165051The latest seizure follows four major ivory smuggling cases discovered in October.
Invasive species could spell trouble on China's new 'Silk Road'
world | 15895068A major new trade route organized by China and spanning 123 countries could accelerate the spread of invasive species like never before, researchers warned Thursday.
Vietnamese forward scores most goals at Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
football | 342155040The Asian Football Confederation lavished praise on Pham Hai Yen as the best scorer during Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers.
Pho rolls an attraction of Hanoi cuisine
food | 57025090Pho cuon, a roll conjured up by a quick thinker, goes great with beer and the Truc Bach Lake breeze.
Taiwanese steel firm to sack executive over remarks on Vietnam's mass fish deaths
news | 144185073Disgraced Formosa executive Chou Chun Fan has told VnExpress that the Taiwanese steel corporation plans to fire him over remarks he made regarding the recent mass fish deaths along the coastal provinces of Vietnam.
Salary the deciding factor in choosing new jobs, survey finds
economy | 225235048Salary trumps the prospective employer’s brand value when it comes to taking up job, 60 percent of respondents told a survey done by recruitment company Navigos Group.
A 'primitive' village in Moc Chau emerges as new tourist attraction
places | 234395043Without electricity or a mobile signal, the Hmong village of Hang Tau in northern Moc Chau Town has been attracting wanderlust travelers due to its pristine landscape.
Around 1 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrive in HCMC
news | 225105058Over 980,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in HCMC on Friday morning through both purchase agreement and foreign aid.