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Vietnamese laborers will now enjoy a public holiday on lunar March 10, the anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, Vietnam’s legendary founders.
The president’s office announced the news officially on Tuesday.
Under the new law approved by the President Nguyen Minh Triet, the new public day is the national workforce’s ninth public holiday.
Vietnamese history, which sometimes borders on mythology, has it that the Hung Kings reigned over what is now northern Vietnam from 2879 BC to 258 BC.
This year, lunar March 10 falls on April 26.
Tacked on to the new law is a clause that allows the National Assembly to establish two new committees, one judicial committee and one on finance and the state budget.
The committees will open on July 1.
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