Huawei recently announced that it will unveil the new Pura 80 flagship smartphone along with related artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) ecosystem products on June 11, 2025. Despite ongoing restrictions from US chip sanctions that continue to constrain its smartphone business expansion, Huawei has regained a solid foothold in the Chinese market in recent years. Industry estimates suggest that Huawei shipped 46 million units in 2024, making it the second-largest smartphone brand in China.

US-based chipmaker GlobalFoundries is preparing a major expansion of its wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany, which is currently the largest such plant in Europe. Citing a report from Handelsblatt, German media outlets Heise.de and n-tv say GlobalFoundries aims to invest EUR1.1 billion (approx. US$1.26 billion) over the next several years to nearly double the fab’s production capacity.

Protrade Applied Materials, a subsidiary of Weblink International specializing in the distribution of industrial raw materials, posted a record-high consolidated revenue of NT$6.07 billion (approx. US$203.08 million) in 2024. Despite uncertainties in the global economic and trade markets, the company anticipates steady growth in businesses with rigid demand such as tires, adhesives, and waterproof roofing.