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.
1 January 15 - 19 â Pope Francis was in the country for a 5-day state and pastoral visit. 2  The pope also visited the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in Leyte which were affected by the said typhoon last November 2013. 3  This is the first papal visit the Philippines received in the 21st century.