Entrepreneurship Watch: Czech self-employment kept climbing in the first half of 2026, with 51,534 people starting business activity and 24,234 more on net, up 49% year-on-year, and Prague plus construction leading the growth. Aviation & Trade Links: Starlux Airlines launched its first European route with a Taipei–Prague service, starting at three round trips weekly and set to rise from October, explicitly tying demand to deepening semiconductor supply-chain links. Energy Supply Chain Politics: UK government pressure is pushing Rolls-Royce to consider making nuclear reactor components at Sheffield Forgemasters, after earlier plans named Czech Škoda and South Korea’s Doosan as strategic suppliers. EU Digital Push: The EU opened calls for AI “gigafactories” and Czechia is bidding to host one, as Brussels aims to boost Europe’s computing capacity and unlock major investment. Industrial Research: Czech and international teams reported progress toward producing complex plant-based medicines by recreating key biosynthesis steps in the lab, using compounds from toxic larkspur and wolfsbane. Logistics & Infrastructure: A Czech–Vietnam cooperation push highlighted manufacturing, precision engineering, automation, logistics and green energy, including ideas for a Vietnam–Czech industrial park. Security & Compliance: Czech police say secunet’s systems cut border processing times under the EES, pointing to faster cross-border flows.