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Vietcombank sold the greenback at VND26,100, up 0.08% over the weekend. The currency hovered at around VND26,000 at unofficial exchange points.
The State Bank of Vietnam reduced its reference rate by 0.02% to VND25,633.
Globally, the dollar edged up from near its lowest levels of the month at the start of trading in Asia on Monday as violent protests in France put pressure on the euro, Reuters reported.
The euro fell 0.1% at $1.1225 as trading began in Asia. The biggest weighting in the dollar index, the common currency's drop helped steady the greenback, which traded level at 101.83.
Against the yen, the US dollar was flat at 158.00 yen while the British pound was stable at $1.3329. The Australian dollar appreciated 0.3% to $0.6965, while its kiwi counterpart was flat at $0.5656.
In emerging market Asia, much of the focus will be on the Indonesian rupiah following a threat from MSCI to downgrade the country's stock market to "standalone" status last week, which triggered a 11.6% collapse in equities. The rupiah hit its weakest level in almost three months on Friday, closing at 18,000 against the dollar.
