Hanoi ↔ Los Angeles
Best Time to Call
Decent overlap available between 8:00 and 10:00 (Hanoi time).
Sync Hanoi and Los Angeles easily. Hanoi is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Decent overlap available between 8:00 and 10:00 (Hanoi time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 11 days Mar 09
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
3.3/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
15:42 GMT+9
Working
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New York City
01:42 EST
Sleeping
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London
06:42 GMT
Sleeping
Synchronization Context
Operating on opposite sides of the clock, these cities have virtually no overlapping business hours. Expect a 24-hour turnaround for most communications.
Hanoi Business Pulse
- Culture Formal, hierarchical, and relationship-driven. Government presence is strong.
- Lunch Break 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM.
- Pro Tip Best reached between 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM. Business in the capital is more formal and hierarchical than in the south. Relationships with authority and government are often important. Trust must be built through multiple polite interactions and formal introductions.
Los Angeles Business Pulse
- Culture Creative, informal, and networking-heavy. Influenced by the entertainment and tech industries.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Mornings are often spent dealing with East Coast syncs; domestic LA calls are best between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The culture is more casual than NYC, but still very results-oriented. Traffic is the ultimate local variable; virtual meetings are the standard for avoiding commute-related delays.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Hanoi | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Los_Angeles |
| Country | Vietnam | USA |
| Coordinates | 21.03, 105.85 | 34.05, -118.24 |
| Population | 5,200,000 | 12,531,000 |