Grandparents killed in wrong-way crash on Hwy. 401 identified
A 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 earlier this week have been identified by the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Friday its revenue fell in the first half of 2022 but new ventures in autos and other industries helped to offset a decline in smartphone sales under U.S. sanctions.
Revenue fell 5.9 per cent from a year earlier to 301.6 billion yuan (US $44.8 billion) in the six months through June 30, according to the company, the biggest maker of network gear for phone and internet carriers. It gave no profit but said its profit margin was 5 per cent, which would be about 15 billion yuan ($2.2 billion).
Huawei Technologies Ltd., China's first global tech brand, has struggled since then-President Donald Trump blocked access to U.S. processor chips and other technology in 2019. The company denies American accusations it is a security risk and might facilitate Chinese spying.
Huawei, headquartered in Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, has stepped up development of network technology for autos, hospitals, mines and manufacturing. It says that is now less vulnerable to U.S. sanctions.
"While our device business was heavily impacted, our ICT infrastructure business maintained steady growth," Ken Hu, one of three executives who take turns as chairman, said in a written statement.
The first-half sales decline was an improvement over a 14 per cent drop reported for the first three months of the year. The profit margin was wider than the first quarter's 4.3 per cent.
Sales by Huawei's device unit, which includes smartphones, fell 25.3 per cent from a year earlier to 101.3 billion yuan ($15 billion). Sales of network equipment to telecom carriers and companies rose.
Huawei reported a 113.7 billion yuan ($17.8 billion) profit last year but said revenue plunged 28.6 per cent from 2020.
Its auto venture has played a role in five models released by three Chinese automakers. Huawei supplies components and software for navigation, dashboard displays, managing vehicle systems and other services.
Huawei, founded in 1987, says it is owned by the Chinese citizens who make up half of its global workforce of 195,000. It started announcing financial results a decade ago in an effort to defuse Western security concerns about the company.
Also Friday, Huawei expressed concern about a new U.S. law, the "CHIPS and Science Act," which promises aid to companies that invest in processor chip production in the United States. It is intended to reduce U.S. reliance on Taiwan, which produces most of the world's high-end chips, and China, which assembles most smartphones and other electronics.
Any measure that reduces global industry collaboration "will greatly hinder scientific and technological innovation," Huawei said in a statement.
A 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 earlier this week have been identified by the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
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