Vietnamâs currency issued by the Vietnam State Bank is the Dong (VND). Vietnamese use both coins and paper notes.
Visit PhilippinesRelief.Adcouncil.org for a list of organizations responding to the typhoon. On November 8, 2013. Typhoon Haiyanâknown as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippinesâmade landfall in the central Philippines, bringing strong winds and heavy rains that have resulted in flooding, landslides, and widespread damage.
Vietnam spared major hit from weakened typhoon. Haiyan was downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm by the time it hit Vietnam early Monday. The storm may have killed 10,000 people in the Philippines. (Nov. 11) AP.