With China’s Travel Sector Possibly Depressed, What Will Qunar.com Do With Investment Money?

With worries that the new bird flu outbreak could constrict the Chinese travel sector, tourism company Qunar.com has plowed ahead and closed its latest investment round, gaining USD57 million from Baidu.com, Hillhouse Capital, and GGV Capital.

China’s Yihaodian.com, Baidu Form Strategic Partnership

Chinese B2C e-commerce website Yihaodian.com and Chinese search engine Baidu have reached an agreement for business cooperation.

Rumor: Baidu.com May Acquire Chinese Lifestyle Internet Company

Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. reportedly intends to acquire the lifestyle information provider Aibang.com.

China’s Baidu Unveils Group Buying Service

Following the launch of its group buying navigation service, Chinese search engine Baidu Inc. has now launched its group buying business T.baidu.com, which is currently only available in Beijing.

Baidu’s Financials Disappoint Investors Looking For China Internet Growth

Chinese Internet search engine company Baidu Inc. disappointed investors as it posted its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 financial results.

In Tandem With Slower Economy, Chinese Internet Users Face Slower Internet This Week

Placing dogma over commerce, China’s Internet overlords have apparently been throttling down the speeds of Internet activity within China over the past few days as the National Congress of the Communist Party of China gets underway in Beijing.

Baidu Establishes LBS Business Department

Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. announced the establishment of a new location-based service business department and launched a new scheme named “smart life”.

Microsoft Reveals New Version Of Chinese Bing Search Engine

Harry Shum, Microsoft’s global senior vice president in charge of the development of the company’s global search engine, announced that a new version is now available for Bing Chinese search, Cn.bing.com.

Baidu, TCL Introduce New Smartphone In China

Chinese search engine Baidu and TCL jointly announced the launch of a new TCL smartphone S710, which will have Baidu’s cloud smart terminal platform.

Baidu Pushes Cloud Computing Resources To Shanxi

Chinese search engine provider Baidu Inc. has started a new cloud computing center project in Shanxi’s Yangquan, hometown of Baidu’s founder Robin Li.

China’s Sogou.com Reported USD7 Million Revenue From Website Navigation

Wang Xiaochuan, chief executive officer of Sogou.com, said that the company’s revenue from search engine, website navigation, and games were USD22 million, USD7 million, and USD1 million, respectively, in the second quarter of 2012.

Still Not Enough SEO Practitioners In China

Chinese search engine technology company Baidu Inc. confirmed that it has opened its certification system to the public and the company aims to enhance training of professional Internet marketing talents.

China’s Taobao.com Launches App Store

Chinese Internet shopping website Taobao.com has launched an application store under the domain App.taobao.com.

China’s Baidu, Kingsoft Team For Internet Translation

Chinese search engine company Baidu and translation software provider Kingsoft Ciba have jointly announced that they reached cooperation in Internet translation technology and contents.

Renren.com Announces Social Travel Website In China

Chinese social networking site operator Renren.com has announced the launch of a new social travel platform Fengche.com, which has already been running for a few months.

Baidu Exposes 168 Hazardous Chinese Websites

In observance of Consumer Rights Day, Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. launched a special campaign to enhance Internet security in China.

Chinese Search Engine Heads To Singapore For New Languages Lab

Chinese Internet search engine company Baidu Inc. has inked a deal with the Institute for Infocomm Research of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore for the two parties to establish a joint lab to research and develop technologies related to the processing of Southeast Asian languages.

AdChina’s IPO Reveals Worries Of Foreign Investment In Chinese Internet Sector

AdChina Ltd., an Internet advertising company in China, has issued its draft prospectus for an eventual initial public offering of its Cayman Island entity on Nasdaq under the symbol ADCN.

Chinese Internet Advertising Revenue Reached CNY14.87 Billion In Q4 2011

Chinese Internet websites have continued to benefit from the maturing demand for online branding, Internet promotions, and e-commerce sales.

Internet Lifestyle Portal Spins From China’s Search Engine Behemoth

Youa.com, the lifestyle information platform owned by Chinese search engine Baidu, has gained joint investments from the venture capital organization IDG-Accel and Qiming Venture Partners, and it will now officially start independent operations.

Chinese Internet Users Can Report Online Fraudsters Via New Baidu Service

Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. has launched an Internet platform to accept netizens’ complaints about information promoted by the search engine service at Baidu.com.

Baidu Impresses With Great Internet Results In China

Chinese Internet search engine company Baidu Inc. says its third quarter total revenue jumped 85.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2010.

Baidu Drives Internet Search Cooperation With BMW In China

Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. and the German luxury car maker BMW have signed an agreement to jointly develop and operate technical products related to in-car information system search services.

Baidu’s Internet Search Engine Revenues Surge In China

Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, and stated that as its tax rate increased, so did its profit.

Baidu’s Digital Music Deal Ends Legal Bout In China

Chinese search engine Baidu Inc. signed a digital music distribution deal in China with a company backed by Universal Music, Warner Music, and Sony Music.

Baidu.com Takes Majority Stake In Chinese Travel Website

Chinese search engine Baidu.com announced that is plans to make a USD306 million investment in Qunar.com, a Chinese travel search engine.

American Senator’s Missive Won’t Dent Chinese Search Engine’s Censorship Regime

United States Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin has penned a letter to the chairman of China’s largest Internet search engine, asking for more transparency and greater adherence to human rights.

Chinese Group Buying Navigation Website Opened By Shanda

China’s Shanda has announced its launch a new navigation site, Tuan.sdo.com, for group buying websites.