On-sale times across time zones: converting to Vietnam time
The simplest way to miss a ticket is not a slow connection. It is sitting down two hours late, because the announcement said "10:00" in the host country’s clock and nobody read that part twice.
Converting to Vietnam time
Vietnam is UTC+7. The right-hand figure is when you actually need to be there:
- Thailand (ICT, UTC+7): identical to Vietnam. 10:00 Thai = 10:00 VN.
- Indonesia, western time (WIB, UTC+7): identical to Vietnam.
- Malaysia (MYT, UTC+8): subtract one hour. 12:00 Malaysia = 11:00 VN.
- Singapore (SGT, UTC+8): subtract one hour. 10:00 Singapore = 09:00 VN.
- Philippines (PHT, UTC+8): subtract one hour.
- Taiwan, Hong Kong, China (UTC+8): subtract one hour. 12:00 Taipei = 11:00 VN.
- South Korea (KST, UTC+9): subtract two hours. 20:00 Korea = 18:00 VN.
- Japan (JST, UTC+9): subtract two hours. 10:00 Japan = 08:00 VN.
- India (IST, UTC+5:30): add one and a half hours. 12:00 India = 13:30 VN.
The part that matters most: Asia has no daylight saving
None of the countries above change their clocks seasonally. Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and India all stay on one offset year-round.
So every difference in that table is true on any day of the year. Work it out once and it keeps: there is nothing to re-check in March or October.
The exceptions are outside Asia. Australia, Europe and the United States do change their clocks, so for a show in Sydney, London or Los Angeles the gap shifts twice a year and the safe approach is to let a device convert it rather than memorising a number.
Common slots, already converted
- 10:00 ThaiTicketMajor (Thailand) = 10:00 VN. The most common slot for Thai shows.
- 20:00 NOL (formerly Interpark) / Yes24 (Korea) = 18:00 VN. The most common slot for Korean shows.
- 10:00 Korea = 08:00 VN. Typical of fanclub presales.
- 12:00 Malaysia = 11:00 VN.
- 10:00 Japan = 08:00 VN.
On a Tao Meo show page the on-sale time is rendered in your device’s own time zone rather than left for you to convert, but knowing the arithmetic still helps when you are reading the promoter’s original announcement.
Four mistakes that keep happening
- Reading the time and skipping the country. "10:00" in a Korean show’s announcement is not 10:00 where you are.
- Confusing AM and PM. English announcements often write "7:00 PM"; convert to 24-hour before setting an alarm.
- Setting the alarm for the on-sale minute. Too late. Set it at least 15 minutes early, 30 if you still have to log in.
- Forgetting presale and general sale differ. Many tours run two or three rounds, each on its own day and sometimes at its own hour.
常见问题
10:00. Thailand and Vietnam share UTC+7, so a Thai on-sale time needs no conversion.
18:00. Korea is UTC+9, two hours ahead of Vietnam.
One hour. Malaysia is UTC+8, so 12:00 in Kuala Lumpur is 11:00 in Vietnam.
No. Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and India all stay on a single offset year-round, so the difference never shifts with the season.
At least 15 minutes, and 30 if you still need to log into an account or open a banking app.
继续阅读
- On-sale preparation checklist
- Why you missed the tickets
- Buying concert tickets in Vietnam: platforms and payment
- Thai fanmeetings in Vietnam: how they differ from Bangkok
- Buying concert tickets in South Korea
演唱会购票攻略
- 안녕, HO CHI MINH CITY 2026: NCT DREAM, Chanyeol and SUPER JUNIOR-83z at Van Phuc City on 29 November, tickets 1.8–4.8 million VND on sale 12 noon on 30 October on TicketBox
- SKY NANI S TO THE N FANCON IN SINGAPORE: Sky and Nani with Smyle and Neona at the Capitol Theatre on 20 February 2027, tickets SGD 128–418 on sale 12 noon on 6 November (Singapore time) on Ticketmelon
- Ele Yan 颜人中 Malaysia concert: the MOMENTⁿ tour finale on 2 January 2027 at Unifi Arena Kuala Lumpur, tickets RM288–888 on sale at noon on 3 November, the seating plan and the view from each section
公开购票确认
查看 Tao Meo 代抢的演唱会和见面会的真实购票确认截图。