Originally Posted by
jpatokal
There's effectively a run on the Vietnamese dong at the moment, with the stock market in freefall and 12 month forwards contracts pricing it at >22,000 to the dollar:
http://www.viettimes.net/node/420
So it's no wonder you're having problems buying dollars...
Its a pity, the dong has been relatively stable over the last 10 years. Inflation is getting a bit crazy - I hope what ever adjustment happens things settle down.
Just a few weeks ago it was the other way around - there was a shortage of dong and people were having trouble changing their dollars INTO dong.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/...iness/dong.php