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.”

Oracle has announced a partnership with Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to deliver independent cloud and AI services, marking its first such collaboration in Southeast Asia. The initiative aims to enhance MINDEF’s intelligence analysis and decision-making capabilities amidst increasing cyber threats in the region, according to Reuters and Oracle’s press release.

Nvidia’s GTC conference hit a new high in scale this year, and CEO Jensen Huang told reporters this afternoon that he had already attended 13 events the day before. Still brimming with energy—”like a lively dragon,” as he put it—Huang capped the day by hosting Taiwan Night. The event featured 21 tables, where he wined and dined with key figures from Taiwan’s supply chain, including ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih and Foxconn Chairman Young Liu.

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.