Opening hours

Basic hours of business are 7.30-11.30am and 1.30-4.30pm. Most offices close on Sunday, and many now also close on Saturdays following the recent introduction of a five-day (forty-hour) working week. State-run banks and government offices are adjusting their hours accordingly, and this new law may affect the opening times of certain museums and tourist sights. Most tourist offices and tour agents open all weekend and, on weekdays, may keep going into the evening. Museums usually close one day a week, generally on Mondays, and their core opening hours are 8-11am and 2-4pm. Temples and pagodas occasionally close for lunch but are otherwise open all week and don't close until late evening.

Other useful information for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections):