Providence Equity to put $50M in new Baidu site

2010-02-26T05:45:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Providence Equity to invest $50 million in new Baidu online video site</div><div><p>Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners will invest $50 million in a new online video business owned by China's leading search engine operator, Baidu Inc., the company sa...

Baidu shares up on 1Q revenue outlook, 4Q results

2010-02-22T10:21:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Chinese search engine Baidu shares rise on strong 1Q revenue outlook, 4Q results</div><div><p>Shares of Baidu Inc. jumped Wednesday after the operator of China's most popular search engine reported fourth-quarter results and forecast first-quarter revenue above analyst expectations.</p><p>Baidu...

China Earns Baidu

2010-02-09T23:31:40Z

FILE - In this July 28, 2005 file photo, a receptionist works behind the logo for Baidu.com, a Chinese language search engine, at the company's office in Beijing. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010, its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong reve...

Baidu posts jump in 4Q earnings as revenue climbs

2010-02-22T10:25:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Baidu posts jump in quarterly earnings on stronger revenue, beating expectations</div><div><p>Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating expectations on strong revenue growth.</p><p>The announcement Wednesday co...

Baidu 4Q earnings up 48 percent as revenue climbs

2010-02-22T10:28:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Baidu posts jump in 4Q earnings as revenue climbs, rival Google clashes with China government</div><div><p>Chinese Internet search company Baidu Inc. on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter earnings rose by 48 percent as revenue climbed.</p><p>Re...

Many wired Chinese unfazed at possible Google exit

2010-02-22T12:52:44Z

<div id="subtitle">No more Google? Wired Chinese shrug off search engine's possible exit, saying choices abound</div><div><p>A world without Google? They can imagine it just fine in China. After all, it's not like losing "World of Warcraft."</p><p>The on...

Analyst: Google threat to stop search helps Baidu

2010-02-22T12:56:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Baidu shares up, analyst says Google threat to stop search will send more advertisers to Baidu</div><div><p>Shares of Baidu Inc. rose Monday after an analyst said advertisers will spend more of their budgets on the Chinese Web search provider following Google Inc.'s threat to shut down search operations in

China court sides with Baidu in music piracy case

2010-02-22T14:40:03Z

<div><p>A Chinese court has ruled in favour of the nation's top search engine Baidu, saying its links to music downloads do not constitute piracy, state media and a recording industry body said Tuesday.</p><p>Universal Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Reuters) - China's most popular search engine Baidu has been cleared of piracy in a dispute with the music industry, the IFPI trade body for the music...

Motorola offers Baidu search on China smartphones

2010-02-22T16:33:20Z

<div><p>Motorola said that China buyers of its Android-driven smartphones can opt for local search engine Baidu instead of Google, the Internet giant behind the mobile software platform.</p><p>"Users will be able to select their s...

Baidu lawsuit 'without merit': US web firm

2010-02-22T17:14:27Z

<div><p>A US web company on Thursday rejected as baseless a lawsuit filed against it by China's top Internet search engine Baidu, which is seeking damages over a hacker attack.</p><p>"The lawsuit filed by Baidu.com is completely without merit," Register.com spokeswoman Alice McGillio...

China's Baidu sues US company over hacking

2010-02-22T17:28:08Z

<div id="subtitle">China's Baidu accuses US domain registry of negligence in lawsuit over cyber attack</div><div><p>China's most popular search engine, Baidu Inc., is accusing its U.S.-based domain name registry of negligence in a lawsuit over a hacking attack that temporarily blocke...

Baidu sues domain provider after hacker attack

2010-02-22T17:28:28Z

<div><p>SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's top search engine, Baidu Inc, sued its U.S.-based domain name service provider Register.co...

China's Baidu sues US web firm over hacker attack

2010-02-22T17:43:26Z

<div><p>China's top Internet search engine Baidu said Wednesday it had sued a US web firm after its site was hacked, a new salvo in a growing spat after Google's threat to quit the country because of cyber attacks.</p><p>Google, which trails Baidu in market share in China, said last week...

China's Baidu sues firm over US hacker attack

2010-02-22T17:43:31Z

<div><p>China's top search engine Baidu has filed a lawsuit against its US domain name registration service over an attack on its website last week, the Beijing-based company said Wednesday in a statement.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication...

Google flap shows challenges of China market

2010-02-22T17:53:07Z

<div><p>Beijing college student Zhao Fang says he admires Internet giant Google for standing up to China, but admits that won't make him any more likely to use the world's top search engine.</p><p>"

Baidu shares drop after CTO Yinan Li resigns

2010-02-22T18:08:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Baidu shares drop after 2nd high-level departure this month at China's top search engine</div><div><p>Shares of Baidu Inc. fell Tuesday after China's leading search engine operator said its chief technology officer has resigned, the company's second unexplained departure within 10 days.</p><p>B...

Baidu announces resignation of chief technology officer

2010-02-22T18:50:52Z

<div><p>SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top search engine Baidu Inc said on Monday that its chief technology officer has resigned for personal reasons.</p><p>Li Yinan was appointed as Baidu's CTO in 2008, before which he was in a s...

Google's possible pullout a boost to China rival

2010-02-22T20:23:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Google's possible China pullout could boost ambitious local rival Baidu</div><div><p>A possible Google pullout from China could give a boost to its ambitious local rival Baidu Inc., which dominates the Chinese market and is expanding abroad.</p><p&...

Wall Street frets over Google's future in China

2010-02-22T21:16:38Z

<div><p>NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's threat to withdraw from China over censorship and cyber attacks has suddenly jeopardized any plans it has for the world's biggest Internet market, stunning investors and analysts.</p&gt...

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