Baidu to open news service
p2pnet.net News:- With Chinese president Hu Jintao telling government officials to, “promote and better regulate rapidly developing Internet services in China,” Baidu has been given permission to deliver online news.
“Whether we can cope with the Internet is a matter that affects the development of socialist culture, the security of information, and the stability of the state,” China state news agency Xinhua has Hu saying, “asking” officials to use the Internet as a platform to, “spread healthy information”.
“Officials at all levels should facilitate the development of the Internet while improving the administration of web technologies, content and network security, said Hu,” according to Xinhua.
On Baidu doing its own reporting, it’ll now have, “a clear edge in terms of content over competitors who lack the permit, industry analysts said,” states Reuters., adding:
“Baidu had already started preparing its news department and had been ready to hire news-related staff, said the government source who is familiar with the situation. The company also changed the logo and name of its ‘Information’ channel to ‘News’ channel in Chinese characters on baidu.com early last week.”
Also See:
Xinhua – Hu asks officials to better cope with Internet, January 23, 2007
Reuters – China’s Baidu receives license to provide news, January 23, 2007
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