Doubts over Google spur interest in Baidu

Baidu Inc, owner of China’s most popular Internet search engine, said its clients became more confident about the company after biggest rival Google Inc indicated it may end its operations in the country.
“What we have seen is that our customers’ confidence in Baidu is certainly higher,” CEO Robin Li said yesterday in response to an [...]

Baidu to build Int’l headquarters

World’s largest Chinese search engine Baidu.com signed Monday an agreement with Shenzhen city government to build its international headquarters in this boomtown of southern Guangdong province.
The entrance of Baidu.com will boost Shenzhen’s development and enhance Baidu’s influence in southern China and even southeastern Asia, said Wang Rong, Shenzhen’s acting mayor, at the signing ceremony.

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Baidu launches new mobile services

Chinese search engine Baidu Inc yesterday launched two services for mobile users, in an effort to gain an edge and market share in the world’s largest mobile market.
Baidu launched its client software that combines search and other functions it offers on the PC Internet. With this software, mobile users can access search services much faster [...]

Baidu’s stumble offers rivals opportunities

Baidu’s hasty move to a new Internet advertisement system marks a rare stumble for China’s dominant search engine, opening a window of opportunity for others salivating for a piece of the country’s fast-growing online market.
Baidu, whose name is practically synonymous with Internet search in China, surprised investors when it revealed transition to its new Phoenix [...]

Google, Baidu eye new mobile market

As China ushers in a new generation of snazzy smartphones and 3G networks, Google and Baidu are shifting their battle from the Internet to China’s mobile search market.
The country’s mobile search market is likely to become the world’s largest, with the potential promise of billions of dollars in revenue.
However, experts said that putting a price [...]

Baidu’s new search engine concept more ‘marketing than breakthrough’

China’s search engine giant Baidu’s newly-unveiled search concept the “box computing”, failed to convince some of the country’s information technology experts Wednesday, as they saw “no significant technical upgrade”.
Baidu’s CEO Li Yanhong introduced the “box computing” concept at Monday’s Baidu Innovation Conference 2009.
“In coming days, you could find simply a box at the interface of [...]

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