Baidu enlists China Search for HK push

Baidu, the largest Chinese search engine, appointed China Search (Asia) as the exclusive reseller in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, where companies can now have access to its 'one-stop search advertising solution'. Baidu occupies 77 per cent of the search engine market on the mainland and covers 95 per cent of Chinese internet users. Through China Search, it will now try to promote its search advertising to companies in Hong Kong, where the demand for online marketing is growing. Baidu's third-quarter revenue reached 2.25 billion yuan (HK$2.6 billion), up 76.4 per cent year on year.