: the basic monetary unit of Vietnam see Money Table
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Only to lose out on an Olympic medal because your dong wasn’t tucked.—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024 The coastal city of Hội An, Vietnam, is great for travelers on a budget, thanks to lower restaurant and bar charges and a drop in the value of the Vietnamese dong.—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2024 After Nicholas is berated by several men and watches one shove a carrot through a juicer — Howard’s right, that’s definitely supposed to be Nicholas’s dong — Howard sits him down for a little heart-to-heart.—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024 My Lan Thursday to death over her role in a 304 trillion dong ($12.46 billion) financial fraud case, the country’s biggest on record, state media reported.—Reuters, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024 Embezzlement of as little as 500 million Vietnamese dong — $20,000 — of government funds qualifies for such punishment, according to the group.—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 The carrier reported revenue of 53.6 trillion Vietnamese dong ($2.1 billion) last year, a 62% jump from 2022.—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 His motorbike is worth five million Vietnamese dong, the equivalent of about $200.—Chau Doan, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 In total, Zhang is accused of stealing three million Vietnamese dong (roughly $123 USD) from one passenger and 510 million Vietnamese dong (roughly $20,950) from another passenger’s backpack, along with a separate 50-dollar note in Singapore cash (worth roughly $38 USD).—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
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