Chinese electronics firm OPPO reportedly punished senior executives after a Weibo ad backlash over a joke about a woman having “two husbands.” The post, later deleted, framed a celebrity as a “second husband,” drawing criticism from Chinese authorities and state-linked groups. Regulators said the brand crossed moral lines while chasing younger consumers, turning a marketing misstep into a national controversy.
Delhi Police Crime Branch has dismantled a large counterfeit electronics operation, sealing two godowns in Karol Bagh and a factory in Moti Nagar used for packaging and manufacturing fake OPPO, OnePlus, and Realme products. Authorities seized eight machines and a printing press and arrested two people linked to large scale distribution of the counterfeit devices.
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Reports say OnePlus and Realme are set to merge operations, with both brands moving under a new sub-product center within the Oppo group. The plan would combine domestic and global business units and unify marketing and after-sales services. The timing also links to OnePlus assessing its future in Europe, signaling deeper consolidation across Oppo’s sub-brands.
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