Vietnam dispels money-replacing rumor TUOITRENEWS   A woman poses for a photograph with a number of Vietnamese dong banknotes in this illustration photo. Tuoi Tre The rumor that Vietnam will replace the current currency with a new one and issue banknotes with a new face value is a false one, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu announced Monday. The rumor about a new set of Vietnamese dong banknotes has been spread in the last few days, worrying many members of the public, Tu said. “But the SBV has no policy to replace or make any changes to the national money being circulated,” Tu asserted. “The Vietnamese dong value remains stable and the money circulation system remains appropriate,” he added. Tu also confirmed that the SBV is not going to issue new banknotes with a VND1 million face value, as rumored. “Hence, the public should remain calm and continue to use their money at ease,” he said. The Vietnamese dong is currently circulated in the form of coins and banknotes. The coins have denominations of 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 5,000 dong, but the metal money is of little use as members of the public say it is of low value and easily drops out of pockets or becomes tarnished. Banknotes have 12 face values, with the lowest of VND200 and the highest of VND500,000. (US$1 = VND 20,800)