[September 22nd] Porsche could face another 4,000 job cuts
Volkswagen’s sweeping turnaround plan foresees more than 4,000 further job cuts at Porsche, following a profit warning linked to problems at the sports car subsidiary. Files documenting a recent agreement by Volkswagen’s supervisory board to usher in the German auto group’s largest restructuring yet propose a reduction of “about 4,100 employees” at the brand, addressing …
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[September 21st] China aims 27 mirrors at frozen mountainside to speed up world’s tallest dam
China has brought a third generating unit online at the Shuangjiangkou hydropower station in Sichuan Province, lifting output to 1.5 GW while the record-breaking dam above the turbines is still being built. China Energy Investment Corp said that the third of the plant’s four 500 MW Francis turbines had entered service, Global Times reported, citing …
[September 20th] Chinese diver detained for allegedly spearing, eating endangered turtle in world’s most biodiverse waters
Indonesian authorities are holding a Chinese diving instructor over the alleged killing and eating of a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle in the Raja Ampat marine conservation area. Immigration officers stopped Wei Shang, whom police also identify as Wilson Shang, at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar on Sept. 14 as he was about to …
[September 19th] Vietnam to scrap IELTS bonus points in university admissions
The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed eliminating university admission bonus points for IELTS certificates and excellent student awards starting next year. Vietnamese students now take the same national high school graduation exams. Universities have their own admission standards and are allowed to award additional points to applicants for academic awards, language certificates such …
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