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 [...]
An official with China’s State Council Information Office Wednesday said Chinese Internet authorities were seeking more information on Google’s statement that it could quit China.
The high-ranking official, who requested anonymity, made the remarks in a phone interview with Xinhua after Google’s corporate development and chief legal officer, David Drummond, posted a statement on the company’s [...]
China’s Internet search market was worth 2 billion yuan ($293 million) in the third quarter, up 38 percent, as global search leader Google Inc continued to expand its market share in China, research firm Analysys International said on Wednesday.
Google had 31.3 percent of China’s Internet search market in the third quarter, up from 29.1 percent [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
One week after the news of the departure of a high-profile president from its China arm, Google Inc said it will double its sales staff in China and provide 50 million yuan (US$7.35 million) worth of incentives to 100,000 small start-up companies to advertise online.
The announcement of the plan to expand in the world’s No. [...]
