Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Unimicron recently announced that it will sublease part of its Taichung Dajia land and factory to its flexible PCB (FPCB) subsidiary Uniflex Technology. The move addresses overseas customers’ non-China production requirements.

Following the launch of its first AI glasses, Vive Eagle, HTC has continued to expand its sales channel footprint. Beyond its official rollout in Hong Kong, the company has increased physical demo locations and after-sales service points in Taiwan. HTC is also expected to hold an event in China in January 2026. If AI glasses are introduced in the country, market attention will center on local partnerships, AI function localization, as well as sales targets and go-to-market strategy.

Beijing authorities have officially issued the city’s first license plates for Level 3 (L3) autonomous vehicles, marking the first such approvals in China for highway-capable self-driving cars. Three smart, connected cars received the plates, signaling a shift from pilot testing to conditional commercial deployment and representing a milestone in the country’s push toward intelligent vehicles.

Following ByteDance’s early December 2025 launch of the Doubao AI Phone with Nubia, a ZTE subsidiary, Jiemian News and National Business Daily reported that the company is expanding partnerships with smartphone makers. ByteDance has been pushing AI phone collaborations with Vivo, Lenovo, and Transsion. The most direct goal is finding a compliant, stable, and sustainable system identity for AI agents.