Typhoon "Koppu" Lands at Taishan this Morning
This year's 15th tropical storm Koppu has strengthened and became a typhoon before landing at Taishan's Beidou County this morning (Sep 15th) with gale force 12 winds. Affected by Koppu, the Pearl River delta and western Guangdong will see rainstorms and winds up to gale force 10-12 whilst the rest of the province will see occasional rain. Experts believe Koppu will not be too destructive and advised people in the eastern and the northern parts of the province to use this storm to retain as much water as possible in areas affected by droughts.

Shaoguan Makes Progress in Rural Labor Transfer
Yesterday, (Sept 14th) the Consular delegation touring Northern Guangdong paid a visit to some enterprises and a vocational school in Shaoguan, in hope to better understand the implementation of the province's "dual transfer" policy. The transfer of rural labor forces to larger cities is one of the focuses of the plan. In Shaoguan Senior Technical School, President Liu Xuegeng briefed the delegation on the school's rural labor transfer training. He said that since that program was launched last year, over 1,000 people from rural areas have been trained, amongst which 789 have found jobs. This year 2,478 rural laborers are receiving vocational education; the number nearly meets the target of 2,500 set by Shaoguan authorities. Tuition fees for each laborer are 1,400 yuan, covered entirely by the Guangdong government. Many consulate officers see this as a positive move and Brian Davidson, the British Consul General said the schools are training the right sort of labor force to meet companies' demand.

Guangdong's First Volunteer Teachers Set Out for Wenchuan Today
Guangdong's first volunteer teachers set out for Wenchuan country in Sichuan today (Sep 15th). The six of them will be teaching in Wenchuan for the upcoming school year. From this time onwards, every year the Guangdong Education Department will select teachers from key schools in the province to send to Wenchuan as volunteer teachers.