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Tencent May Have Just Defeated Baidu At Its Own Game In China

Baidu is a poorly-executed search engine. But with both government regulations handcuffing its development and lack of competition in China,…

8 years ago

NetEase Will Close Its Online Forums Next Month

Chinese Internet portal NetEase says that due to media business development needs, the company's online forums will stop providing services…

8 years ago

Censorship To Blame For VC-Backed Chinese Website Outage?

When a website goes offline, it's often the result of a DDoS attack, forgotten domain name purchase, or bad programming.…

8 years ago

Online News In China Gets Wakeup Call

News media in China ostensibly operate to reinforce and promote the edicts and values of the government. And the government…

8 years ago

Who’s To Blame For Apple’s China Closure?

Apple's iTunes and iBook users in China the past few days have been unable to access their accounts and data…

9 years ago

Twitter’s Appointment Of New China Chief Won’t Mean Much

Jace Dorsey, chief executive officer of Twitter, announced via a tweet that the company has appointed Kathy Chen as Twitter's…

9 years ago

LinkedIn Expands Headhunting Reach Into China

LinkedIn, the U.S.-based social network for working professionals, announced that the company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese…

9 years ago

Alibaba’s South China Morning Post Purchase Puts Focus On News Coverage

Chinese e-commerce boss Jack Ma is emulating America's Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos, who recently purchased The Washington Post, by purchasing…

9 years ago

While Blocked In Mainland China, Facebook Heads To Taiwan

Taiwanese government officials revealed that Facebook plans to build a data center in Changhua, Taichung. Commenting on the news, Facebook…

9 years ago

Baidu Invests In Israeli Content Recommendation Company Taboola

Online content recommendation company Taboola has gained a strategic investment infusion from Chinese search engine company Baidu.com. The two parties…

10 years ago

When Will China Unblock Foreign Websites Like Facebook And Twitter?

Western media are hailing news that the Shanghai Free-trade Zone may allow blocked websites like Facebook and New York Times.…

11 years ago

Wikipedia Who? Qihoo 360 Readies Chinese Internet Encyclopedia Service

Qihoo 360's search engine product has added a new Wikipedia-like encyclopedia service, which is reportedly undergoing internal testing and will…

12 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

14 years ago

China’s Baidu To Invest CNY100 Million To Eliminate Bad Internet Info

Unlike its overseas rival Google.com, Chinese search engine Baidu.com is apparently showing that it is fully committed to working with…

14 years ago

It’s Official: Google Ends Search Service In Mainland China

Google is now redirecting users from its mainland China website to its Hong Kong website as "a sensible solution to…

15 years ago

Alibaba Spars With Yahoo About Google’s China Problems

Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group is sparring with Yahoo, one of its partners, over statements Yahoo reportedly made last week…

15 years ago