中国地震台网自动测定：09月04日18时44分在四川宜宾市高县附近（北纬28.58度，东经104.71度）发生3.0级左右地震，最终结果以正式速报为准。

A spokesman for Germany's Interior Ministry said the timing of hybrid attacks ahead of state elections is no coincidence.

Volkswagen Group will launch a comprehensive restructuring to cut roughly 50,000 jobs and close four plants, calling it the most far-reaching transformation in the group's history. The move follows protracted talks with management, unions and the Lower Saxony state government. The supervisory board confirmed about 500,000 units of excess production capacity in Europe. Emden, Zwickau, Hanover and Neckarsulm currently have no competitive follow-on production projects over the next 5–8 years; the group said it is exploring alternative uses. The cuts will include management positions. CEO Oliver Blume had earlier proposed a larger package of up to 100,000 job cuts and up to four plant closures.