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Healthy-Looking Baidu Pushes Wikipedia Alternative

Yahoo this, Microsoft that - it's enough to make you move to China.  Or at least look at China-centric news, in which Baidu is generating headlines for both succeeding financially and pushing its own version of Wikipedia.

Google China Wants To Be Ahead Within Five Years

Corporate leaders are in tough positions when trying to predict the future.  If they're too positive, they're seen as overconfident.  Too cautious, and people wonder why they're scared.  So Google China's Kai-Fu Lee seems to have aimed at a middle ground when describing his pursuit of Baidu.

Obama Online: $1 Million In 1 Minute As Baidu Applauds?

Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo may drag on for several months.  Most other tech news is centered on Silicon Valley.  But developments related to Barack Obama are breaking the mold, as the presidential candidate seems ready to raise $1 million in one minute, and has received what looks like an endorsement from Baidu.

Deep Linking Issues Return As Music Lawsuit Hits Baidu, Sohu

Chinese search engines Baidu and Sohu face millions in penalties as Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music demand satisfaction over links to songs controlled by the labels.

Head Of Apple China Traveling To Baidu

Maybe he's getting paid more, or some interesting perks got tossed in.  Still, Peng Ye's move away from Apple China, where he served as country general manager, seems as good a sign as any of Baidu's dominance.

Baidu Readies Instant Messaging Service

People who are counting the ways in which Baidu has beaten Google may soon have to make one more tally mark; reports state that the Chinese giant is testing an instant messaging service.

Police In China Crackdown On Nude Web Photos

Chinese police are cracking down on any Web sites or individuals who distribute the nude photos of several Hong Kong celebrities.Police in Beijing warned that anyone found distributing the pictures online will be detained for a maximum of 15 days. Posting the photos online violates the Security Administration Punishment Law, the Chinese media reported. "If someone transmits more than 200 of the photos as a package on the Internet, the sender will be prosecuted for criminal liability," a Beijing police official said.

China Censors Baidu For Nude Photos

China's most popular search engine Baidu.com has been censured by the Chinese government for spreading pornographic images of celebrities.Photos showing Hong Kong actor Edison Chen and other female stars naked were indexed and made available by the search engine.

Google To Offer Music Downloads in China?

The Wall Street Journal picked up a rumor that Google is preparing for a counterstrike against Baidu by offering music downloads:

Baidu Sued Yet Again By Music Companies

Record label execs might be better off banging their heads against the Great Wall of China; at least that way, they'd see and feel something of historical significance.  But in what's likely to be an equally unproductive move, they've instead decided to sue Baidu again.