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Web search leader Google Inc. and its top rival in China Baidu.com Inc. are racing to build out their online library services as they battle for a slice of the world’s second-largest Internet market. Baidu has already secured a strategic partnership with Peking University Library in Beijing, one of Asia’s largest academic libraries, in preparation for the launch of its online book service, publishing and Internet sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday. Read more »

Like there ain’t enough browser on the market these days, China company came up with a brilliant idea to take over the net again. It’s an old idea really Meet Maxthon, the new competitor from China. According to sources, Maxthon holds around 30% of the Chinese browser market and is going to be pushed aggressively outside China this year. Read more »

Google has announced that it would purchase a small state in Chinese web site Xunlei.com. The company, located in Shenzen, allows users to download music and video from the Internet. Read more »