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.

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 be launched to the public soon.

China’s Qihoo 360 Launches Photo Search Service

Chinese Internet company Qihoo 360 formally launched the beta version of its photo search service, a sub-product of its So.com search site, in China.

Copyright Problems: Xunlei’s Gougou.com Terminates Chinese Search Service

Chinese Internet company Xunlei announced that its search service Gougou.com will soon terminate operations.

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”.

Chinese Online Literature Search Service Opened By Cloudary, Qihoo 360

Cloudary, the Internet literature subsidiary of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, and Qihoo 360 have inked a strategic cooperation to jointly provide Internet literature search contents to Chinese users.

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.

China’s Kingsoft Invests CNY100 Million To Help Search Engines Fight Phishing

Chinese Internet security company Kingsoft Network has announced plans to invest CNY100 million to establish a search security laboratory.

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 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.

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.

Chinese Social Shopping Internet Search Engine Clears Investment Round

Chinese social shopping search engine B5M announced a USD7.1 million Series A investment round led by Oak Investment Partners and Giosis Holdings.

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.

Tencent Inks China Social Media Microblogging Deal With CNTV

Chinese Internet company Tencent and China Network Television have jointly announced a strategic partnership for a comprehensive social media and microblogging cooperation.

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.

China’s Tencent To Invest CNY1 Billion In Search Engine Development

Chinese Internet company Tencent has recently started a marketing campaign for its search engine product in Shanghai and this business promotion will be launched in nine cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chengdu.

Operating Expenses Jump As Sohu.com Reports Record China Revenues

Chinese online media and entertainment company Sohu.com Inc. announced record total revenues of USD233 million, up 42% year-over-year and 17% quarter-over-quarter, as it reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

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.

Google Launches Group Buying Search Service In China

The world’s search engine giant Google has launched the group buying search service in China, marking its formal entry into the saturated Chinese e-commerce market.

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.