Baidu

21 May 2013

Sohu.com owner of the mainland's third-largest web portal, is seeking strategic investment for its Sogou search unit to compete with Baidu for internet users and advertising. The company is also...

4:00AM

Internet M&A heats up with Sohu, PPTV talk

15 May 2013

I've written too much about neglected web portal Sohu recently, but the latest rumours of a potential tie-up between the company and PPTV, operator of one of China's leading video websites, are...

2:13PM

China news round-up: Riot police quell protest in Beijing, Baidu expands in Indonesia

9 May 2013

Street protest in Beijing
Weibo*
Posts sharing the dead woman's photo go viral.
People's Daily*

8:32AM

Baidu agrees to buy PPStream for US$370m

8 May 2013

The purchased business will become a separate brand under Nasdaq-listed Baidu's own online video service, iQiyi. The transaction, which will close this quarter, will create the country's largest...

11:49AM

Baidu bets on video with PPS buy

30 Apr 2013

Local media have been buzzing these past few days with word that online search leader Baidu is on the cusp of clinching a deal to buy video sharing site PPS, in a move that would instantly create...

11:25AM

Baidu foresees rising costs as competition heats up

26 Apr 2013

Baidu, China’s largest search engine, will increase marketing expenditures for the rest of the year to counter competition from rival Qihoo 360 Technology, which may further put the brakes on...

2:49PM

Opinion

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Baidu to acquire online video firm for nearly US$400m:paper

China’s largest search engine, Baidu, is in the process of acquiring Chinese online video firm, PPS Net TV, for between US$350-US$400 million (HK$2.72 billion to HK$3.11 billion) , China Business...

1:42PM

Baidu's Qunar hit by merchant revolt

Former high-flyer Qunar is quickly discovering the risks of using third-party agents to provide many of its travel services, as many of those agents are suddenly leaving the platform in a mass...

12:39PM

Nine out of 10 Americans can't name a single Chinese brand, says survey

The vast majority - some 94 per cent - of Americans cannot name a single Chinese brand, according to an online survey conducted by a New York-based consultanc

3:39AM

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Baidu's Walmart ties, Sina's e-payments

A couple of news bits in the crowded e-commerce space indicate that a previously rumored tie-up between leading portal Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) and e-commerce leader Alibaba is officially dead, while...

2:19PM

E-COMMERCE

Baidu searches for growth in deal with online grocer

Baidu, the mainland's biggest internet search service provider, is set to work with a local online retailer backed by American supermarket giant Wal-Mart to tap the country's fast-growing e-...

5:20AM

POLITICS

Baidu chief Robin Li among rich and famous taking their place at top table

Robin Li, Baidu chairman and the mainland's third-richest man, and Yu Zhengsheng, No 4 in the Communist Party hierarchy, were named to the country's top political advisory body yesterday as a new...

5:48AM

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