Nepal–China Flood Crisis: China’s Xizang activated Level I emergency response after a mudslide hit the Nepal-China border port at Gyirong, as Nepal reported nearly 100 dead and hundreds missing, with tourists among the unaccounted. Border Management Talks: India and China agreed on an eight-point roadmap after SR talks in Beijing, including extra meeting points and new military hotlines to reduce risks along the Line of Actual Control. US Cyber Crackdown: The US DOJ and FBI said they seized domains tied to a China-linked hacking operation targeting NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Justice Department and the US Senate, disrupting alleged platforms used for long-running intrusions. South China Sea Narrative Fight: After Reuters framed Lingyang Jiao construction as military, Global Times and experts pushed back, saying the work is civilian and within China’s sovereignty. Humanoid Robotics Showcase: Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games closed with a big jump in teams and robots, highlighting faster, more capable “embodied AI” systems. China–Africa Trade Push: Ghana’s stakeholders proposed a dedicated Ghana-China zero-tariff fund to help exporters overcome financing gaps, alongside an ACCPA–CEIBS Africa MoU to deepen policy and business links. China’s Green Hydrogen Plan: China instructed its oil and gas sector to build large-scale green hydrogen projects, pipelines and storage under the 2026–2030 five-year plan.