Manufacture

South Korea to unveil USD 650 b. mega semiconductor, AI projects in manufacturing 'great leap'

The announcement would mark President Lee Jae Myung's boldest push yet to align South Korea's AI and chip ambitions with his pledge to narrow regional disparities with a "great leap"

|ByREUTERS
A view shows Samsung Electronics' chip production plant at Pyeongtaek, South Korea
An Iranian cleric visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Iran military sites 'completely hidden,' can sustain production, senior IRGC general boasts

A senior Iranian commander said sites that produce military equipment are "completely hidden from the enemy's view," signaling to the US and Israel that Iran is still managing to produce weapons.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Factories are silhouetted during sunset, in Handan, Hebei province, China April 7, 2026.

China issues sweeping new controls of overseas trade, counter sanctions with new restrictions

The rules, published by the State Council, will take effect from July 1. One of the most significant articles requires authorization for exports of restricted Chinese goods, technologies, and data.

|ByREUTERS
MEMBERS OF Houthi military forces parade in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen. Threatening to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait could end up strengthening Washington, the writer says.

Houthis still using Iranian components in missiles, expanding arsenal

Anti-ship, surface-to-air, and ballistic missiles are among these weapons, demonstrating that the Houthis now possess a range of advanced offensive capabilities.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

The robots that will keep domestic industry in Israel

According to data presented by the International Federation of Robotics, recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the number of robots across Asia.

AUGUST 20, 2018ByRONEN AHARON
Human - robot collaboration (August 20, 2018).

WATCH: Economic Peace in the West Bank

A look at three different Israel businesses operating in Area C of the West Bank that hire Palestinian workers, and their struggles and triumphs in an attempt to foster peace.

JULY 29, 2018ByDAPHNA KRAUSE
Date Farmer Inon Rosenblom pointing to the Jordanian mountains the surround his farm in the Jordan Valley.

Middle Israel: Donald Trump and the beauty of trade wars

Lumping together everyone and everything is absurd, but foul play indeed begs an American reply.

MARCH 9, 2018ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stand next to Caterpillar equipment as they visit a ‘Made in America’ products showcase at the White House in July.

Ten years of living in Israel by the numbers

Of 155 countries listed in the 2017 World Happiness Report, published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Israel ranked 11th overall.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017ByPAUL ALSTER
Eran Ropilidis holding a pre-1948 statistical report from the Central Bureau of Statistics archive.

Dreams of sounds and glue and batteries

Mordechai was six years old when his family made aliya from Iran after the establishment of the State of Israel.

AUGUST 16, 2017ByFRANZISKA KNUPPER
Handmade Morel speaker