Cebu ↔ Ho Chi Minh City
Best Time to Call
Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 10:00 and 17:00 (Cebu time).
Sync Cebu and Ho Chi Minh City easily. Cebu is 1 hour ahead of Ho Chi Minh City. Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 10:00 and 17:00 (Cebu time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
6/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
18:29 GMT+9
Personal
Outside Business Hours🌍
New York City
04:29 EST
Sleeping
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London
09:29 GMT
Working
Synchronization Context
With only a 1 hour difference, these cities share a near-total workday overlap. Coordination is seamless, with most business hours aligning perfectly.
Cebu Business Pulse
- Culture Professional, hospitable, and a major BPO and tourism hub. Very Westernized professional tone.
- Lunch Break 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Standard business calls are best between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. Cebuanos are exceptionally polite and friendly. The tech and BPO sectors operate on global schedules, but for local offices, stick to standard times. Avoid overly blunt language and maintain a warm, polite tone.
Ho Chi Minh City Business Pulse
- Culture Fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and very hardworking.
- Lunch Break 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM.
- Pro Tip The "Gold Window" for calls is 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Vietnamese business culture is energetic and relationship-driven; deals are often sealing during meals. Small gifts or gestures of respect are common in-person, but for virtual calls, maintain a warm, polite, and enthusiastic tone.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Cebu | Ho Chi Minh City |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Asia/Manila | Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh |
| Country | Philippines | Vietnam |
| Coordinates | 10.32, 123.89 | 10.82, 106.63 |
| Population | 964,000 | 9,320,000 |