VietNamNet Bridge – Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam - Nguyen Van Binh, has attributed the dollar price increases recently to the banks’ “unfair play.”

The dollar price has been fluctuating so heavily since the market re-opening after the Tet holiday. However, experts believe that this does not mean the start of the dong depreciation wave.

VietNamNet Bridge – A big amount of foreign currencies has been sold by people recently since they, after weighing pros and cons, decided that it would be better to keep dong than dollars.

VietNamNet Bridge – The banknote market has warmed up as the 2013 Tet nears. Vietnamese people rush to hunt for original banknotes to give to relatives and friends as gifts on Tet days.