DIARY - Asian Market Holidays to December 2010

REUTERS DIARY OF ASIAN HOLIDAYS

Details below represent the latest information available and will be supplemented later, particularly with updated entries for Muslim holidays.

Double-click in brackets for Americas holidays diary [HOL1/DIARY], European holidays [HOL3/DIARY], Middle East and African holidays [HOL4/DIARY].

Alternatively click on HOLIDAY to retrieve dates by country.

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2010 MARKET HOLIDAYS

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**** More countries will be added as and when available ****

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

Armenia - Motherhood and Beauty Day

FRIDAY, APRIL 9

Georgia - Day of National Unity

Philippines - National Day of Valor

TUESDAY, APRIL 13

Thailand - Songkran Festival

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14

Bangladesh - Bengali New Year's Day

Cambodia - Khmer New Year Day

India - Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti

Thailand - Songkran Festival

THURSDAY, APRIL 15

Cambodia - Khmer New Year Day

Thailand - Songkran Festival

FRIDAY, APRIL 16

Cambodia - Khmer New Year Day

FRIDAY, APRIL 23

Vietnam - Hung Vuong King's Day

SATURDAY, APRIL 24

Armenia - Genocide Memorial Day

SUNDAY, APRIL 25

New Zealand - Anzac Day

MONDAY, APRIL 26

Australia - ANZAC Day

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28

Cambodia - Visak Bochea Day

FRIDAY, APRIL 30

Vietnam - Unification Day

SATURDAY, MAY 1

Bangladesh - May Day

Cambodia - International Labor Day

Hong Kong - Labour Day

Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan People's Unity Day

Malaysia - Workers' Day

Pakistan - Labor Day

Philippines - Labor Day

Singapore - Labour Day

South Korea - Labor Day

Taiwan - Labour Day

SUNDAY, MAY 2

Cambodia - Royal Plowing Day

MONDAY, MAY 3

China - Labour Day

Japan - Constitution Memorial Day

Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan People's Unity Day (Observed)

Thailand - National Labour Day (Observed)

Vietnam - Labour Day (Observed)

TUESDAY, MAY 4

Japan - Greenery Day

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5

Thailand - Coronation Day

Japan - Children's Day

South Korea - Children's Day

SUNDAY, MAY 9

Armenia - Victory and Peace Day

Azerbaijan - Victory Day

Georgia - Day of Victory over Fascism

Kazakhstan - Victory Day

MONDAY, MAY 10

Azerbaijan - Victory Day

Kazakhstan - Victory Day (Observed)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

Georgia - Saint Andrew's Day

THURSDAY, MAY 13

Cambodia - King's Birthday, Norodom Sihamoni

Indonesia - Ascension of Christ

FRIDAY, MAY 14

Cambodia - King's Birthday, Norodom Sihamoni

SATURDAY, MAY 15

Cambodia - King's Birthday, Norodom Sihamoni

FRIDAY, MAY 21

Hong Kong - The Buddha's Birthday

South Korea - Buddha's Birthday

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26

Georgia - Independence Day

THURSDAY, MAY 27

Bangladesh - Buddha Purnima

FRIDAY, MAY 28

Armenia - First Republic Day

Azerbaijan - Republic Day

Indonesia - Birthday of Buddha

Malaysia - Wesak Day

Singapore - Vesak Day

Thailand - Wisakha Bucha Day

TUESDAY, JUNE 1

Mongolia - Children's Day

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2

South Korea - Local Election Day

SATURDAY, JUNE 5

Malaysia - King's Birthday

SUNDAY, JUNE 6

South Korea - Memorial Day

MONDAY, JUNE 7

New Zealand - Queens Birthday

MONDAY, JUNE 14

Australia - Queen's Birthday

China - Dragon Boat Festival

Philippines - Independence Day

TUESDAY, JUNE 15

Azerbaijan - Day of National Salvation

China - Dragon Boat Festival

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16

China - Dragon Boat Festival

Hong Kong - Tuen Ng Festival

Taiwan - Dragon Boat Festival

FRIDAY, JUNE 18

Cambodia - King's Mother Birthday,Norodom Monineath Sihanouk

SATURDAY, JUNE 26

Azerbaijan - Army and Navy Day

SUNDAY, JUNE 27

Azerbaijan - Army and Navy Day

THURSDAY, JULY 1

Bangladesh - Half Day Bank Holiday

Hong Kong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Pakistan - Bank Holiday

Thailand - Mid Year Closing Day