Huawei hosted the Huawei China Partner Conference 2025 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, bringing together industry leaders and business partners under the theme "Born out of aggregation, wisdom at work." During his keynote speech, Tao Wang, Huawei's Executive Director, and Chairman of the ICT Infrastructure Managing Board, highlighted the company's solid 2024 performance

Huawei introduced the Pura X, a uniquely designed clamshell-style foldable smartphone, at its Pura Pioneer Celebration and Harmony Intelligent Mobility Product Launch on March 20, 2025. Ahead of the event, Richard Yu, Huawei's Executive Director and CEO of the Consumer Business Group, hinted at a "groundbreaking new product.

South Korean IC design house LX Semicon saw more than 50% of its 2024 revenue come from the Chinese market because of increased shipments to panel maker BOE Technology

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup Neta Auto has commenced the dissolution of its R&D staff at its Shanghai headquarters, according to industry rumors in China

The consequences of the US BIS whitelist transfer have led to a surge in orders from China-based IC design firms, which will enhance the sales performance of associated Taiwan-based OSATs beginning in the second quarter, according to industry sources

The Japanese government has established a Space Strategy Fund (SSF) to subsidize research and development in space technology, aiming to secure a foothold in the emerging new space industry. On March 11, Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) proposed a draft for the SSF's second phase, with pending proposals expected from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

On March 17, 2025, China's leading EDA software company, Empyrean Technology, announced plans to acquire a majority stake in Shanghai-based Xpeedic Technology, a provider of EDA and system-in-package (SiP) design solutions. The deal, structured through a mix of stock issuance and cash payment, signals a major consolidation move in China's EDA sector

Huawei Technologies is strengthening its independence in personal computing, accelerating chip development to reduce reliance on US hardware and software. The company's latest PC processor, Kirin X90, has received China's Level 2 national certification for security reliability, a key step in establishing a domestic alternative to Intel and Microsoft

Samsung Electronics' fifth-generation HBM3E received satisfactory scores during Nvidia's recent audit and is expected to pass Nvidia's quality certification as early as June, according to South Korean media outlet Alphabiz, quoting industry insiders

With US President Donald Trump's tariffs reshaping the auto industry, Japanese carmakers are taking a low-profile yet strategic approach—expanding investments in the US market. However, tariffs complicate cross-border supply chains, and setting up new manufacturing facilities is a slow-moving solution

Tencent revealed strong 2024 results, alongside a strategic AI focus. The company is pursuing a measured approach, prioritizing practical applications in ads, games, and cloud services, contrasting with competitors' more aggressive AI pushes

Since emerging in mid-January 2025, DeepSeek has rapidly reshaped the AI landscape. As its presence grows into a second month, OpenAI has escalated its opposition—first threatening legal action, now lobbying the Trump administration for a ban. Meanwhile, in China, DeepSeek's adoption is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, fueling an AI deployment boom across industries

Samsung Electronics is reportedly partnering with US-based SaaS firm Palantir Technologies to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) analytics to improve semiconductor yield, quality, and production efficiency

Samsung Electronics Co. pledged to strengthen its position in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip market this year, in response to shareholder criticism over its underperformance in the lucrative artificial intelligence arena

China is reinforcing its grip on key minerals and battery technologies as tensions with the US escalate over tech trade policies. Fortune reports that China dominates the processing of gallium and lithium, essential elements in semiconductors and electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Leading Chinese firms such as CATL, a major supplier to global automakers, have become critical players in the industry