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Chinese smartphone maker Oppo to boost Indonesian manufacturing in bet on Southeast Asia

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Chinese smartphone maker Oppo to boost Indonesian manufacturing in bet on Southeast Asia

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is looking to increase its sourcing from Indonesian suppliers at its local factory in an effort to strengthen its global manufacturing capabilities, amid a shift in many economies encouraging more localisation. Around 36 to 37 per cent of smartphone components that Oppo sources for its Indonesian factory in Tangerang come from … Read more

Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets amid slow growth at home

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Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets amid slow growth at home

Oppo has brought back its high-end Find X series smartphones to overseas markets in a renewed international push, as Chinese Android handset vendors step up expansion efforts amid cutthroat competition at home. The Chinese smartphone giant – the world’s fourth-largest handset vendor by shipments last quarter, according to research firm IDC – on Thursday held … Read more