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Nepal floods: rescue efforts hampered as tourists and workers remain missing

Nepal’s flood death toll has reached 469, with more than 1,300 people missing, including nationals from over 30 countries; Severe weather is hampering rescue efforts as authorities search for tourists, pilgrims and workers trapped in a tunnel

News Agencies, ynet | 08.28.26

נפאל אסון שיטפון שיטפונות הצפות ליד גבול טיבט מים דוהרים במדרון

Nepal flood disaster: 160 dead, 341 foreign tourists missing, including Israeli

Nepal-Tibet border floods kill 160, with 403 missing, including 341 foreigners and one Israeli; a survivor says the waters swept away his wife; satellite data points to a glacier collapse after rapid snowmelt, possibly linked to climate change

ynet | 08.27.26

China’s President Xi Jinping (L) and King Abdullah II of Jordan (R) gesture after attending a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China

Jordan’s Beijing pivot: what it really means for Israeli security

Analysis: Not a rupture, not a crisis, but Chinese digital infrastructure near the Jordan Valley is a new intelligence vulnerability that Israel cannot ignore

Amine Ayoub | 08.26.26

Israel revives China tourism push with first influencer event in three years

Chengdu gathering brings Chinese media and creators together as Israel seeks to rebuild tourism ties ahead of 35 years of diplomatic relations in 2027

ynet Global | 08.24.26

A Lightning humanoid robot by Honor crosses the finish line of the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing

Chinese humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world record time

Honor’s ‘Lightning’ clocked 9.32 seconds in a Beijing test, state media reported, after engineers lengthened its legs ahead of the World Humanoid Robot Games

Reuters | 08.22.26

China embraces AI while America fears being replaced

84% of Chinese express optimism about AI compared with just 38% of Americans, reflecting radically different experiences with technology, work and Big Tech

Raphael Kahan | 08.21.26

While Tesla waits, China’s Unitree is already selling humanoid robots

Unitree Robotics, the Chinese maker of robotic dogs and humanoids, is going public at a $9 billion valuation; While Tesla and US rivals struggle to commercialize humanoids, Unitree is already selling thousands at prices as low as $16,000

Raphael Kahan | 08.20.26

Chinese sportswear giant ANTA to launch in Israel in Castro-Renuar venture

Rival fashion groups will invest about NIS 30 million in stores, online sales and distribution, with operations set to begin in 2027

Navit Zomer | 08.18.26

Huawei ‘genius youth’ quits elite tech job to sell corn in rural China

Ning Boyu left Huawei after more than 1,000 days, saying the pressure of its elite program left him anxious; he later joined relatives selling corn before taking a research post in Sweden

News Agencies | 08.17.26

Chinese banks, Dubai exchanges and the ‘shadow fleet’: How US plans to squeeze Iran

Washington is weighing pressure on Chinese lenders, currency exchanges, foreign companies and Iran’s oil network as it seeks unprecedented economic isolation, but analysts warn the measures could drive up oil prices and deepen tensions with Beijing

News Agencies | 08.16.26

'Frozen Silk Road': Russia gains strategic opening as Hormuz crisis pushes shipping toward Arctic

China’s new Arctic route could cut Asia-Europe shipping times to about 20 days and bypass threats near Iran and Yemen, but its success would also strengthen Moscow’s control over a trade corridor emerging as melting ice opens northern waters

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 08.13.26

97% of humanoid robots come from China: The crazy gap that worries the US

Chinese manufacturers account for nearly all global humanoid robot shipments; the gap is driven by a huge supply chain advantage, falling prices and government support; but before declaring China the winner, there's a big asterisk

Daniela Ginzburg | 08.12.26

What’s really disrupting global trade? Small businesses point to geopolitics and AI

Survey of more than 8,600 businesses in 20 countries finds 55% faced significant disruptions, with Asian markets reporting the highest rates as companies diversify suppliers and rethink hiring

ynet Global | 08.11.26

Iran war drains US weapons stockpiles, raising fears Russia and China could exploit gaps

Pentagon shifts missiles, ships and air defenses from Europe and Asia to the Middle East as Patriot stocks shrink; Ukraine says Western interceptor deliveries have fallen sharply and is seeking Israeli systems

ynet | 08.08.26

As US power wanes, Gulf States turn to China in bid to tame Iran crisis

Gulf Arab states are turning to China, rather than Washington, to use its economic leverage over Iran to reopen key waterways, testing Beijing’s influence as the Iran war disrupts regional energy exports and exposes limits on US power

Reuters | 07.30.26