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REUTERS DIARY OF ASIAN HOLIDAYS
Details below represent the latest information available and
will be supplemented later, particularly with updated entries
for Moslem holidays.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - Federal Territory
Day.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
SRI LANKA - National Day (see 5th February as observed
day).
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2001
PAKISTAN - Kashmir Solidarity Day, national holiday.
SRI LANKA - Public and market holiday as National Day falls
on Sunday.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2001
NEW ZEALAND - Public and market holiday, Waitangi Day.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
SRI LANKA - Poya day, public and market holiday.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2001
THAILAND - Maka Bucha Day
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, National Foundation Day
(observed).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2001
BANGLADESH - International Mother Language Day - market and
public holiday.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001
TAIWAN - Peace Memorial Day, market and public holiday.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2001
SOUTH KOREA - Anniversary of Samil Independence Movement.
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2001
BANGLADESH - EID-AL-AZHA - market and public holiday.
INDONESIA - Idul Adha (Moslem pilgrimage celebration)
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2001
BANGLADESH - EID-AL-AZHA - market and public holiday.
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - Eid-Edha.
PAKISTAN - National holidays for the Muslim festival of Eid
al-Adha (to March 7) (subject to the sighting of the new moon).
SINGAPORE - Hari Raya Haji.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2001
BANGLADESH - EID-AL-AZHA - market and public holiday.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9
SRI LANKA - Poya day, public and market holiday
SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2001
BANGLADESH - Birth Anniversary of the father of the nation,
Sheikh Mujuibar Rahman - public and market holiday.
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Vernal Equinox Day.
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2001
PAKISTAN - Pakistan Day (national holiday)
SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2001
INDONESIA - Nyepi (Hindu new year)
MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2001
BANGLADESH - Independence Day - market and public holiday.
INDONESIA - Moslem new year's day (Hijra).
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - Muslim New Year
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001
TAIWAN - Women's Day (working day for men; markets open).
PAKISTAN - National holidays to mark the martyrdom of
Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad (to April 5)
(subject to the date of the appearance of the new moon).
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2001
BANGLADESH - THU MUHARRAM - public and market holiday.
HONG KONG - Ching Ming/ Tomb Sweeping Day.
PAKISTAN - National holiday (see April 4)
SOUTH KOREA - Arbour Day
TAIWAN - Ching Ming/ Tomb Sweeping Day
FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2001
THAILAND - Chakri Day - Market Holiday.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2001
AUSTRALIA - Good Friday
HONG KONG - Good Friday
INDONESIA - Good Friday
NEW ZEALAND - Good Friday
SINGAPORE - Good Friday
THAILAND - Songkran Day/ Thai New Year
SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2001
BANGLADESH - Bengali New Year's Day.
HONG KONG - Holiday
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2001
AUSTRALIA - Easter Monday
HONG KONG - Easter Monday
NEW ZEALAND - Easter Monday
THAILAND - Songkran
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2001
AUSTRALIA - Anzac Day
NEW ZEALAND - Anzac Day
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2001
HONG KONG - Buddhist's Birthday.
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Greenery Day.
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2001
CHINA - Labour Day
BANGLADESH - Market and Public holiday - May Day.
HONG KONG - Labour Day
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - Labour Day
SINGAPORE - Labour Day
SOUTH KOREA - Labour Day & Birthday of Buddha,
TAIWAN - Labour Day
THAILAND - Labor Day
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2001
CHINA - Labour Day holiday
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Constitution Memorial
Day.
CHINA - Labour Day holiday
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Nation's Day.
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2001
SOUTH KOREA - Children's Day
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2001
BANGLADESH - SUN BUDDHA PURNIMA - Market and Public Holiday
MONDAY MAY 7, 2001
INDONESIA - Birthday of Buddha.
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - Wesak day
SINGAPORE - Vesak Day
THAILAND - Wisakha Bucha Day
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2001
THAILAND - Coronation Day
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2001
INDONESIA - Ascension of Christ.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2001
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - King's birthday.
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2001
INDONESIA - Prophet Mohammad's birthday
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - Prophet Mohamad's
birthday.
NEW ZEALAND - Public and market holiday, Queen's Birthday.
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2001
BANGLADESH - Eid-E-Miladunnabi - Market and Public Holiday
PAKISTAN - National holiday to mark the birthday of the
Prophet Mohammad (subject to the date of the appearance of the
new moon).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2001
SOUTH KOREA - Memorial Day
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2001
AUSTRALIA - Queen's Birthday (except Western Australia).
MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2001
HONG KONG - Tuen Ng/Dragon Boat Festival
TAIWAN - Tuen Ng/Dragon Boat Festival
SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2001
BANGLADESH - half-yearly Market and Public Holiday
PAKISTAN - Bank Holiday (only for banks) at the start of the
new fiscal year 2001-2.
MONDAY, JULY 2, 2001
HONG KONG - Sar Establishment Day.
TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2001
THAILAND - Buddhist Lent Day
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2001
SOUTH KOREA - Constitution Day
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Sea Day.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001
SINGAPORE - National Day
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2001
BANGLADESH - Jamashtami - Market and Public Holiday
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2001
PAKISTAN - Independence Day (national holiday).
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2001
SOUTH KOREA - Liberation Day
BANGLADESH - National Mourning Day - Market and Public
Holiday
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2001
INDONESIA - Independence Day
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Autumnal Equinox Day.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - National Day.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2001
HONG KONG - China National Day (Mid Autumn Festival)
SOUTH KOREA - Chusok, Korean Thanksgiving Day.
TAIWAN - Mid Autumn Festival
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2001
SOUTH KOREA - Chusok, Korean Thanksgiving Day.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2001
SOUTH KOREA - National Foundation Day.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Health-Sports Day.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2001
TAIWAN - National Day, Double Tenth National Holiday.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2001
INDONESIA - Prophet Mohammad's day of enlightenment
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2001
NEW ZEALAND - Public and market holiday, Labour Day.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2001
THAILAND - Chulalongkorn Day
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2001
HONG KONG - Chung Yeung Festival.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2001
BANGLADESH - Durga Puja - Market and Public Holiday
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2001
BANGLADESH - Shab-E-Barat - Market and Public Holiday.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2001
AUSTRALIA - Melbourne Cup, (Melbourne only).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
PAKISTAN - National holiday to mark the birthday of
Pakistan's national poet Allama Iqbal.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2001
TAIWAN - Birthday of founder of republic. (Dr Sun Yat-Sen).
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - Deepavali
SINGAPORE - Deepavali
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Labour Thanksgiving Day.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2001
THAILAND - H.M. The King's Birthday.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2001
THAILAND - Constitution Day
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13
BANGLADESH - Shab-E-Qadar - Market and Public Holiday
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2001
BANGLADESH - Jummatul-Wida - Market and Public Holiday.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2001
BANGLADESH - Eid-Al-Fitr - Market and Public Holiday
INDONESIA - Eid al-Fitr
MALAYSIA - Eid al-Fitr
SINGAPORE - Hari Raya Puasa
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2001
BANGLADESH - Eid-Al-Fitr - Market and Public Holiday
INDONESIA - Eid al-Fitr
MALAYSIA - Eid al-Fitr
PAKISTAN - National holidays to mark the Muslim festival of
Eid al-Fitr at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan (to Dec
18, subject to the appearance of the new moon)
SINGAPORE - Scheduled public holiday.
SOUTH KOREA - Stock Exchange closed
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2001
BANGLADESH - Eid-Al-Fitr - Market and Public Holiday
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2001
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, Birthday of Emperor
Akihito.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2001
BANGLADESH - Christmas Day - Market and Public Holiday
AUSTRALIA - Christmas Day
HONG KONG - Christmas Day
INDONESIA - Christmas Day
MALAYSIA - Market and Public Holiday - Christmas.
NEW ZEALAND - Public and market holiday, Christmas Day.
PAKISTAN - Christmas and the birthday of Pakistan's founder
Mohammad Ali Jinnah (national holiday).
SINGAPORE - Christmas Day
SOUTH KOREA - Christmas Day
TAIWAN - Constitution Day
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2001
AUSTRALIA - Boxing Day
HONG KONG - Boxing Day
NEW ZEALAND - Boxing Day
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2001
SOUTH KOREA - Stock Exchange closed.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2001
JAPAN - Tokyo and other stock exchanges to have half-day
session and close at midday for final session of the year. Banks
end their 2001 operations.
SOUTH KOREA - Stock Exchange closed
MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2001
BANGLADESH - Annual Market and Public Holiday
JAPAN - Market and public holiday, New Year's Eve.
PAKISTAN - Bank Holiday (for banks only).
SINGAPORE - Scheduled public holiday
SOUTH KOREA - Stock Exchange closed#
THAILAND - Market holiday
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