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In response to increasing pressure on the Vietnamese dong as a result of high inflation in the US, on 17 October 2022, the decision was made to increase the dong's trading band from 3 to 5 percent. As a result, from 16 October to 24 October the currency lost 2.98 percent of its value falling from 24,135 to 24,845 Vietnamese dong to the dollar. [44]
Vietnam's top 5 banks by registered capital (as of March 2023, USD/VND exchange rate = 23,590 VND) VietinBank $1.56 billion (32,661 billion VND) Agribank $1.39 billion (29,154 billion VND) Vietcombank $1.10 billion (23,174 billion VND) BIDV $1.10 billion (23,011 billion VND) Eximbank $0.59 billion (12,355 billion VND)
2.6 million tonnes of cashew nut (largest producer in the world); 2.0 million tons of banana (20th largest producer in the world); 1.6 million tons of coffee (2nd largest producer in the world, only behind Brazil); 1.5 million tons of coconut (6th largest producer in the world); 1.3 million tons of sweet potato (9th largest producer in the world);
Prior to Typhoon Yagi forming and making landfall in Vietnam, domestic media reported unusual weather patterns in August 2024. Speaking to the Natural Resources and Environment newspaper, Mai Văn Khiêm, Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, stated that the country's average temperature reached 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), the highest in recorded history. [1]
In 1953, 10, 20 and 50 su coins were introduced. In 1960, 1 đồng were added, followed by 10 đồng in 1964, 5 đồng in 1966 and 20 đồng in 1968. 50 đồng were minted dated 1975 but they were never shipped to Vietnam due to the fall of the South Vietnamese government.
The Philippine peso, also referred to by its Filipino name piso (Philippine English: / ˈ p ɛ s ɔː / PEH-saw, / ˈ p iː-/ PEE-, plural pesos; Filipino: piso [ˈpisɔː, ˈpɪsɔː]; sign: ₱; code: PHP), is the official currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 sentimo, also called centavos.
The European Union has provided €2.2 million (US$2.44 million) in humanitarian aid, with €1.2 million (US$1.33 million) directed to Myanmar, €650,000 (US$720,000) to Vietnam, €200,000 (US$222,000) to the Philippines, and €150,000 (US$166,000) to Laos, to support those most affected by Typhoon Yagi. [222]
An estimate by the Department of Defense after the war gave a figure of 1.2 million civilian casualties, including 195,000 deaths. [1] According to statistics from the South Vietnamese Ministry of Health, 44.5% of civilians admitted to hospitals between 1967 and 1970 were wounded by mines or mortars, 21.2% by guns or grenades, and 34.3% by ...