STOCKSHOTS of the headquarters of German industrial giant Siemens in Munich, as Siemens says it plans to cut over 6,000 jobs worldwide due to muted demand and increasing competition in China and in its home market. The reductions, amounting to about two percent of Siemens's global workforce, will mostly be made in the group's factory automation business, while a small number of jobs will also be lost in its electric vehicle charging business. STOCKSHOTS