Organising one’s business in Asia is hard when all the countries in this region have different public holidays to celebrate. Therefore, keeping your team posted on these special dates is critical, as they can affect your business transactions and may cause complications. To help you out, the ODM team has listed below the Asian public holidays you should look out for!

Asian Holidays

2023 & 2024 Public Holidays in APAC Countries

Please note that these are the dates for ODM Group companies in the region, especially in China, Vietnam and Hongkong, where we established our operations. Also, many companies like ours take a longer holiday for National Day but work on Saturday/ Sunday afterwards.

For some dates, the schedule was originally different according to the government holidays, and we had more public holidays falling into weekdays, requesting us to work over the weekends. We are flexible and changed the schedule to be more available for our clients.

China

2024

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year Holiday
  • 10 Feb to 17 Feb  –  Lunar New Year / Spring Festival
  • 08 Mar  – International Women’s Day
  • 04 Apr to 06 Apr  –  Qing Ming Festival
  • 01 May to 05 May  – Labour Day
  • 10 Jun –  Dragon Boat Festival
  • 15 Sept to 17 Sept – Mid-Autumn Festival
  • 01 Oct to 07 Oct –  National Day Golden Week

2023

  • 31 Dec to 02 Jan  –   New Year Holiday
  • 21 Jan to 27 Jan  –  Lunar New Year/ Spring Festival
  • 08 Mar  –  Women’s Day
  • 05 Apr  –  Qing Ming Festival
  • 29 Apr to 03 May  –  Labour Day
  • 22 Jun  –  Dragon Boat Festival
  • 29 Sept to 30 Sept  –  Mid-Autumn Festival
  • 01 Oct to 06 Oct  –  National Day Golden Week

The Chinese New Year is one of China’s biggest and most significant holidays. During this season, most factory workers travel back to their hometowns, primarily in the remote and rural areas of this vast country, to celebrate with their loved ones. This is why factory shutdowns are expected to happen before the holiday starts.

Learn more about how this can affect your business through this blog:

Vietnam

2024

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year Holiday
  • 09 Feb to 15 Feb  –  Lunar New Year / Tet Holiday
  • 18 Apr  –  Hung Kings Commemoration Holiday
  • 30 Apr  –  Reunification Day
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 02 Sep  –  National Day

2023

  • 01 Jan to 02 Jan  –  New Year Holiday
  • 21 Jan to 27 Jan  –  Lunar New Year / Tet Holiday
  • 29 Apr  –  Hung Kings Commemoration Holiday
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 02 May  –  Reunification Day
  • 02 to 04 Sep  –  National Day

Tet is Vietnam’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. Also called the “Spring Festival”, Tet is the Vietnamese New Year, and Vietnamese people enjoy a 5-day national public holiday. The Vietnamese New Year is celebrated nationwide, meaning businesses will close.

Here’s how Tet will affect your business if you are sourcing your promotional products in Vietnam:

Hong Kong

2024

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 10 Feb to 13 Feb  –  Chinese New Year
  • 05 Apr  –  Ching Ming Festival
  • 29 Mar  –  Good Friday
  • 30 Mar  –  Black Saturday
  • 01 Apr  –  Easter Monday
  • 04 Apr  –  Qing Ming Festival
  • 01 May  –  Labour day
  • 15 May  –  Buddha’s Birthday
  • 10 Jun  –  Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival
  • 01 Jul  –  HK Special Administrative, Region Establishment Day
  • 18 Sep   –  Day after Mid Autumn Festival
  • 01 Oct  –  National day
  • 11 Oct  –  Chung Yeung Festival
  • 25 Dec to 26 Dec –  Christmas Holiday

2023

  • 01 Jan to 02 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 22 Jan to 25 Jan  –  Chinese New Year
  • 05 Apr  –  Qing Ming Festival
  • 07 Apr  –  Good Friday
  • 08 Apr  –  Black Saturday
  • 10 Apr  –  Easter Monday
  • 01 May  –  Labour day
  • 26 May  –  Buddha’s Birthday
  • 22 Jun  –  Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival
  • 01 Jul  – HK Special Administrative, Region Establishment Day
  • 30 Sep   –  Day after Mid Autumn Festival
  • 01 Oct  –  National day
  • 23 Oct  –  Chung Yeung Festival
  • 25 Dec to 26 Dec  –  Christmas Holiday

Philippines

2024

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 10 Feb  –  Lunar New Year
  • 28 Mar  –  Maundy Thursday
  • 29 Mar  –  Good Friday
  • 30 Mar  –  Black Saturday
  • 09 Apr  –  Day of Valor
  • 10 Apr  –  Eidul Fitr
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 12 Jun  –  Independence Day
  • 16 Jun  –  Eidul Adha
  • 21 Aug  –  Ninoy Aquino Day
  • 26 Aug  –  National Heroes Day
  • 01 Nov to 02 Nov  –  All Saints Day / All Souls Day
  • 30 Nov  –  Bonifacio Day
  • 08 Dec  –  Immaculate Conception
  • 24 Dec to 25 Dec  –  Christmas Holiday
  • 30 Dec  –  Rizal Day
  • 31 Dec  –  New Year’s Eve

2023

  • 01 Jan to 02 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 24 Feb  –  EDSA Revolution Anniversary
  • 06 Apr  –  Maundy Thursday
  • 07 Apr  –  Good Friday
  • 08 Apr  –  Black Saturday
  • 10 Apr  –  Day of Valor
  • 21 Apr  –  Eidul Fitr
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 12 Jun  –  Independence Day
  • 28 Jun  –  Eidul Adha
  • 21 Aug  –  Ninoy Aquino Day
  • 28 Aug  –  National Heroes Day
  • 01 Nov to 02 Nov  –  All Saints Day
  • 27 Nov  –  Bonifacio Day
  • 08 Dec  –  Immaculate Conception
  • 25 Dec  –  Christmas Day
  • 30 Dec  –  Rizal Day
  • 31 Dec  –  New Year’s Eve

India

2024

  • 26 Jan  –  Republic Day
  • 08 Mar  –  Maha Shivaratri
  • 25 Mar  –  Holi
  • 29 Mar  –  Good Friday
  • 10 Apr  –  Idul Fitr
  • 14 Apr  –  Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
  • 17 Apr  –  Ram Navami
  • 17 Jun  –  Bakrid / Eid al Adha
  • 17 Jul  –  Muharram
  • 15 Aug –  Independence Day
  • 26 Aug  –  Janmashtami
  • 16 Sep  –  Eid e Milad
  • 02 Oct  –  Gandhi Jayanti
  • 13 Oct  –  Vijaya Dashami
  • 01 Nov  –  Diwali
  • 15 Nov  –  Guru Nanak Jayanti
  • 25 Dec  –  Christmas Day

2023

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 26 Jan  –  Republic Day
  • 04 Apr  –  Mahavir Jayanti
  • 07 Apr  –  Good Friday
  • 15 Apr  –  Guru Nanak’s Birthday
  • 21 Apr to 22 Apr  –  Eid-ul- Fitr
  • 05 May  –  Buddha Purnima
  • 28 Jun to 29 Jun  –  Eid-ul Zuha
  • 29 Jul  –  Muharram
  • 15 Aug –  Independence Day
  • 27 Sep to 28 Sep  –  Mawlid
  • 02 Oct  –  Gandhi Jayanti
  • 24 Oct  –   Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)
  • 12 Nov  –  Diwali
  • 25 Dec  –  Christmas Day

Indonesia

2024

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 08 Feb  –  Isra Mi’raj
  • 09 Feb to 10 Feb  –  Lunar New Year
  • 11 Mar to 12 Mar  –  Bali Hindu New Year
  • 29 Apr  –  Good Friday
  • 08 Apr to 09 Apr  –  Leberan
  • 10 Apr  –  Hari Raya Idul Fitri
  • 11 Apr to 15 Apr  –  Leberan
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 09 May to 10 May  –  Ascension Day
  • 23 May to 24 May  –  Waisak Day
  • 01 Jun  –  Pancasila Day
  • 17 Jun to 18 Jun  –  Idul Adha
  • 07 Jul  –  Islamic New Year
  • 17 Aug  –  Independence Day
  • 16 Sep  –  Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
  • 25 Dec to 26 Dec  –  Christmas Holiday

2023

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 22 Jan to 23 Jan  –  Lunar New Year
  • 18 Feb  –  Isra Mi’raj
  • 22 Mar to 23 Mar  –  Bali Hindu New Year
  • 7 Apr  –  Good Friday
  • 19 Apr to 21 Apr  –  Leberan
  • 22 Apr  –  Hari Raya Idul Fitri
  • 23 Apr to 25 Apr  –  Leberan
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 18 May  –  Ascension Day
  • 01 Jun  –  Pancasila Day
  • 02 Jun to 04 Jun  –  Waisak Day
  • 28 Jun to 30 Jun  –  Idul Adha
  • 19 Jul  –  Islamic New Year
  • 17 Aug  –  Independence Day
  • 28 Sep  –  Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
  • 25 Dec to 26 Dec  –  Christmas Holiday

Japan

2024

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 08 Jan  –  Coming of Age Day
  • 11 Feb  –  National Foundation Day
  • 23 Feb  –  The Emperor’s Birthday
  • 20 Mar  –  Vernal Equinox Day
  • 29 Apr  –  Showa Day
  • 03 May  –  Constitution Memorial Day
  • 04 May  –  Greenery Day
  • 05 May to 06 May  –  Children’s Day
  • 15 Jul  –  Marine Day
  • 11 Aug to 12 Aug  –  Mountain Day
  • 16 Sep  –  Respect for the Aged Day
  • 22 Sep to 23 Sep  –  Autumnal Equinox Day
  • 14 Oct  –  Sports Day
  • 03 Nov to 04 Nov  –  Culture Day
  • 23 Nov  –  Labour Thanksgiving Day

2023

  • 01 Jan to 02 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 09 Jan  –  Coming of Age Day
  • 11 Feb  –  National Foundation Day
  • 23 Feb  –  The Emperor’s Birthday
  • 21 Mar  –  Vernal Equinox Day
  • 29 Apr  –  Showa Day
  • 03 May  –  Constitution Memorial Day
  • 04 May  –  Greenery Day
  • 05 May  –  Children’s Day
  • 18 Jul  –  Marine Day
  • 11 Aug  –  Mountain Day
  • 18 Sep  –  Respect for the Aged Day
  • 23 Sep  –  Autumnal Equinox Day
  • 09 Oct  –  Sports Day
  • 03 Nov  –  Culture Day
  • 23 Nov  –  Labour Thanksgiving Day

Malaysia

2024 

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 10 Feb to 12 Feb  –  Lunar New Year
  • 28 Mar  –  Nuzul Al-Quran
  • 10 Apr to 11 Apr  –  Hari Raya Aidilfitri
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 22 May  –  Wesak Day
  • 03 Jun  –  Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s birthday
  • 17 Jun  –  Hari Raya Haji
  • 07 Jul to 08 Jul  –  Awal Muharram
  • 31 Aug  –  Merdeka Day
  • 16 Sep  –  Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
  • 16 Sep to 17 Sep  –  Malaysia Day
  • 31 Oct  –  Deepavali
  • 25 Dec  –  Christmas Day

2023

  • 01 Jan to 02 Jan  –  New Year’s Holiday
  • 22 Jan to 24 Jan  –  Lunar New Year
  • 8 Apr  –  Nuzul Al-Quran
  • 21 Apr to 24 Apr  –  Hari Raya Aidilfitri
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 04 May  –  Wesak Day
  • 05 Jun  –  Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s birthday
  • 29 Jun  –  Hari Raya Haji
  • 19 Jul  –  Awal Muharram
  • 31 Aug  –  Merdeka Day
  • 16 Sep  –  Malaysia Day
  • 28 Sep  –  Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
  • 12 Nov to 13 Nov  –  Deepavali
  • 25 Dec to 26 Dec  –  Christmas Holiday

South Korea

2024 

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 09 Feb to 11 Feb  –  Seollal
  • 01 Mar  –  March 1st Movement Day
  • 05 May  –  Children’s Day
  • 15 May  –  Buddha’s Birthday
  • 06 Jun  –   Memorial Day
  • 15 Aug  –  National Liberation Day
  • 16 Sep to 18 Sep  –  Chuseok
  • 03 Oct  –  National Foundation Day
  • 09 Oct  –  Hangeul Day
  • 25 Dec  –  Christmas Day

2023

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 21 Jan to 24 Jan  –  Seollal
  • 01 Mar  –  March 1st Movement Day
  • 05 May  –  Children’s Day
  • 27 May  –  Buddha’s Birthday
  • 06 Jun  –   Memorial Day
  • 15 Aug  –  National Liberation Day
  • 28 Sep to 30 Sep  –  Chuseok
  • 03 Oct  –  National Foundation Day
  • 09 Oct  –  Hangeul Day
  • 25 Dec  –  Christmas Day

Taiwan

2024 

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 01 Jan  –  Republic Day
  • 8 Feb to 14 Feb  –  Lunar New Year
  • 28 Feb  –  228 Peace Memorial Day
  • 04 May  –  Qing Ming Festival
  • 04 Apr to 05 Apr  –  Children’s Day
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 10 Jun  –  Dragon Boat Festival
  • 17 Sep  –  Mid-Autumn Festival
  • 10 Oct  –  ROC National Day

2023 

  • 01 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 01 Jan to 02 Jan  –  Republic Day
  • 20 Jan to 27 Jan  –  Lunar New Year
  • 27 Feb to 28 Feb  –  228 Peace Memorial Day
  • 03 Apr to 04 Apr  –  Children’s Day
  • 05 May  –  Qing Ming Festival
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 22 Jun to 23 Jun  –  Dragon Boat Festival
  • 29 Sep  –  Mid-Autumn Festival
  • 09 Oct to 10 Oct  –  ROC National Day

Thailand

2024 

  • 01 Jan to 02 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 24 Feb to 26 Feb  –  Makha Bucha
  • 06 Apr to 08 Apr  –  Chakri Day
  • 13 Apr to 16 Apr  –  Songkran Festival
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 04 May to 06 May  –  Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn
  • 13 May  –  Royal Ploughing Ceremony
  • 22 May  –  Visakha Bucha Day
  • 03 Jun  –  Queen Suthida’s Birthday
  • 20 Jul to 22 Jul  –  Asahna Bucha
  • 28 Jul to 29 Jul  –  King Vajiralongkorn’s Birthday
  • 12 Aug  –  H.M Queen Mother’s Birthday
  • 13 Oct to 14 Oct  –  Passing of His Majesty the Late King
  • 23 Oct  –  Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
  • 05 Dec  –  His Majesty the Late King’s Birthday
  • 10 Dec  –  Constitution Day
  • 25 Dec  –  Christmas Day
  • 31 Dec  –  New Year’s Eve

2023 

  • 01 Jan to 02 Jan  –  New Year’s Day
  • 06 Mar  –  Makha Bucha
  • 06 Apr  –  Chakri Day
  • 13 Apr to 16 Apr  –  Songkran Festival
  • 01 May  –  Labour Day
  • 04 May to 05 May  –  Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn
  • 11 May  –  Royal Ploughing Ceremony
  • 03 Jun to 05 Jun  –  Visakha Bucha Day
  • 03 Jun to 05 Jun  –  Queen Suthida’s Birthday
  • 28 Jul  –  King Vajiralongkorn’s Birthday
  • 01 Aug  –  Asahna Bucha
  • 12 Aug to 14 Aug  –  H.M Queen Mother’s Birthday
  • 13 Oct  –  Passing of His Majesty the Late King
  • 23 Oct  –  Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
  • 05 Dec  –  His Majesty the Late King’s Birthday
  • 10 Dec to 11 Dec  –  Constitution Day
  • 25 Dec  –  Christmas Day
  • 31 Dec  –  New Year’s Eve

We’ve got holidays all year round, and it is undoubtedly crucial to keep track of them. Here are more dates you can look forward to as we finish off 2023 and progress into 2024!

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