Edition of 18 August 2026

13 stories filed on this issue date.

Section

The Krapfen at the Fredrich August Mountain Hut

The €4 Doughnut That Overran The Dolomites

Hundreds of tourists have descended on a remote Italian mountain refuge for a viral pastry — highlighting how social-media algorithms are creating a new and unpredictable form of overtourism.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 August 2026 · 11:54 · 2 min read

Tourism
Italy
Social Media
Economy

Tourism

Europe’s Tourists Head North As Extreme Heat Redraws The Holiday Map

As Mediterranean summers become hotter and more unpredictable, northern Europe is gaining a new competitive advantage: comfortable temperatures.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 August 2026 · 11:44 · 2 min read

Europe
Tourism
Economy
Climate

Motoaki Iijima, 36, harvests gerbera flowers inside a greenhouse at night in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, August 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)

Agriculture

Japan’s Farmers Are Becoming Nocturnal As Extreme Heat Reshapes Agriculture

From harvesting flowers after dark to feeding chickens before sunrise, Japanese agriculture is changing its working day as farmers struggle with increasingly dangerous summer temperatures.

By EuroAsia.News Climate Desk · 18 August 2026 · 10:42 · 2 min read

Asia
Climate
Agriculture
Economy

Climate

Europe’s Seas Are Heating Up — And The Change Is Accelerating

Record marine temperatures across the Mediterranean and Atlantic are becoming a structural climate risk for Europe’s ecosystems, fisheries and coastal economies.

By EuroAsia.News Climate Desk · 18 August 2026 · 10:16 · 2 min read

Europe
Climate
Tourism
Economy

Technology

Kazakhstan Caught Between America And China In The New AI Silk Road

Kazakhstan has joined technology initiatives led by both Washington and Beijing, placing Central Asia directly inside the emerging geopolitical contest over AI, semiconductors and critical minerals.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 August 2026 · 00:39 · 2 min read

Technology

Europe Plans Seven AI Gigafactories In Race With The Us And China

Brussels is preparing giant computing centres containing at least 100,000 advanced AI processors each as Europe attempts to build its own artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 August 2026 · 00:30 · 2 min read

Technology

South Korea Bets On The Moon, Quantum Computing And Next-Generation Nuclear Power

Seoul’s new Seven Major SEED programme sets unusually concrete targets for technologies ranging from 100-qubit computers and lunar exploration to SMRs, fusion and brain-computer interfaces.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 August 2026 · 00:21 · 2 min read

South Korea
Quantum
Technology

Technology

China’s Secret AI Advantage May Be Real-World Data

China’s factories, robots, vehicles and industrial systems are generating the physical-world information needed to train the next generation of artificial intelligence.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 August 2026 · 00:11 · 2 min read

Technology

China Humanoid Robots Becoming Industrial Workers

After years of dancing, running and backflips, China’s humanoid robot industry is entering its decisive phase: proving that machines can perform useful, economically viable work inside factories.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 August 2026 · 23:59 · 2 min read