The hammer blow dealt to New York by superstorm Sandy should raise the alarm for coastal mega-cities in Asia which are more exposed but less equipped to deal with such threats, experts said on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam men's national football team will play two friendly matches in preparation for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup from November 24 to December 1 in Thailand.

 Greece on Tuesday reached agreement with its international creditors on a new wave of austerity measures necessary to unlock new bailout loans, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said.

The President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, will visit Vietnam from October 31 to November 2, which is seen as a display of the EU’s wishes to step up cooperation with the Southeast Asian country.

  Vietnam attends Japan-ASEAN youth leaders’ summit; PM encourages Malaysian investment; Leaders extend condolences to Cuba, Haiti; Party newspapers to boost co-operation

 Superstorm Sandy has killed at least 29 people and knocked millions out of power across the densely populated U.S. east coast, leaving streets flooded, houses burned and a levee collapsed by Tuesday morning.

The statistics released recently show many paradoxes in the finance & banking market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Embracing policies to remove difficulties in the economy, surplus stock, and instability in the financial system and the stock market were the main issues discussed yesterday at the ongoing 13th National Assembly in Ha Noi.

Leaving home at 2am, people in Lien Hiep 1 hamlet in Son Tinh District, Quang Ngai province, dive in the Tra River for seven hours a day to find gravel to sell for construction material traders.

Engine oil discharged from cars and motorbikes has been collected for recycling, bottling and selling as genuine oil. Scientists have warned that the oil would shorten the engine life circle and cause environment pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – He describes himself as an artist, designer, photographer and animal rescue volunteer, but 21-year-old Tidus Fair is about to add a new string to his bow - global explorer.

The increasingly high number of bankrupted or dissolved businesses means fewer job opportunities for new university graduates.

From September onwards to early next year is the high inbound tourism season in Vietnam. However, the number of foreign travelers to Vietnam so far this year remains modest, so October is nearly ending.

“Better a live coward than a dead hero” is the principle followed by Vietnamese social networks now. They understand well that in order to exist, they should get out of the giant Facebook’s way.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous chefs and TV personalities Martin Yan and Bobby Chinn will show off their cooking skills and introduce global cuisine at the annual Taste of the World Culinary Festival in HCM City in December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national football team will face Brazilian famous club Gremio in a friendly match in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa on November 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – A tiger raiser in Nghe An disclosed to VietNamNet that he bought baby tigers from Ha Tinh. Besides Do Thanh commune, other neighboring communes also breed tigers.

The State Bank of Vietnam has proposed the Ministry of Finance to tax gold trade. However, the proposal has not been applauded by the public.

VietNamNet Bridge – A special calendar template bloc will make its debut in 2013 under the name ‘History Book Calendar’, and will feature images and sayings of the late President Ho Chi Minh. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – On October 29, Mr. Huynh Trung Luan, Director of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Center confirmed that a policeman of Eale Commune, Dak Lak province, was killed by wild elephants on October 27.