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.
While October to January may or may not experience typhoons, these months bring in cool and calm weather throughout the country. It is said that the best time to go to Philippines is during the Christmas to post-holiday (January to late February) season when the weather is calmer and the heat is not as scorching as during the months of March, April and May.