The sixth tropical storm of this year was forming to the south of the Hoang Sa Archipelago, and was expected to bring heavy rains to northern and central-northern regions today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more farmers in the provinces of Hai Duong, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh and Nghe An have given up farming and given back the land allocated to them.

The northern and southern automobile markets in Vietnam have quite different characteristics because of the differences in the viewpoints, lifestyle and taste. Luxurious cars have been reportedly better sold in the north so far this year.

The decision by the Olympians, or the students attending the “Road to Olympia” competition for high school excellent students, to stay working and settling down in foreign countries, has once again raised the worries about the Vietnamese brain drain.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Making "fevers" for leeches by increasing the prices, after collecting leeches at the old prices, Chinese traders sold leeches to Vietnamese traders at high prices and disappeared.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Departing at 5 p.m. from Hanoi, we – three people on our motorbikes – headed on National Highway 1A to Ninh Binh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong River Basin has experienced increased climate and flood variability in recent decades, according to a new research report from a doctoral student at Finland's Aalto University.

 VietNamNet Bridge – CMC Telecoms and FPT Telecoms have complained about the lack of available IPv4 addresses, so they cannot attract new subscribers, saying that the reserved addresses do not relate to current growth and the broadband market share.

 Mothers who breastfeed run a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, with longer periods of breastfeeding further reducing the risk, a new study paper unveiled on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French coach Grachen Guillaume has been chosen to lead the U19 Vietnam football team to the coming Southeast Asian tournament.

 Ministry suggests sugar import quota auction; FIEs occupy two-thirds of nation’s exports; July manufacturing PMI reflects shrinking demand; SBV sells more 26,000 taels of gold

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top player Nguyen Tien Minh on August 4 outperformed New Zealand’s Joe Wu in just 27 minutes, earning a ticket to the second round of the World Badminton Championships 2013, which is taking place in Guangzhou, China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Serbia’s coach Bora Milutinovic has returned to Vietnam to seek young talents for Qatar’s Aspire Sports Academy under the “Football Dream” programme sponsored by Barcelona club (Spain).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three ASEAN countries including Thailand have embarked on a plan to develop a vocational-education programme that will prepare graduates for work in any of their territories.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officers at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport have arrested two Vietnamese nationals illegally carrying 50.2kg of ivory and 126 boxes of Marlboro cigarette to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - During construction of a breakwater in Binh Hai commune, Quang Ngai province, a group of young fishermen discovered a bronze cannon and a remains, which is believed to be a sailor of the Nguyen Dynasty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yamaha, Suzuki, SYM and Piaggio are always the first manufacturers that introduce new motorbike models, but Honda’s products have been dominating the market.

 Fears of dangerous shocks caused by unsanctioned chargers for Apple gadgets prompted the company to announce a trade-in program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On August 4, Klaus von Klitzing, Nobel Prize-winning scientist in Physics in 1985 visited Binh Dinh Province to take part in ‘Meeting Vietnam’ Program.

After nearly one year of investigation, the Ministry of Public Security has completed the investigation conclusions and proposed to prosecute tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien, former Vice Chairman and founder of ACB and seven others on four charges.