Expedia boosts ownership in eLong by gobbling up stake from Renren

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Expedia is investing more in China, a key market for the Bellevue online travel company’s international expansion efforts. The company today announced that it is paying $72.4 million to acquire Renren’s stake in eLong, one of the top Chinese online travel companies. In May, Expedia invested $41 million in eLong, giving it a 56 percent… Read More…

Another Microsoft alliance in China: MSN teams with Renren social network

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MSN China has signed an agreement with the social networking site Renren in China to connect features across the two sites. The deal was announced this morning. It’s the latest in a series of partnerships signed by Microsoft in the country in recent months. The companies say the agreement will bring unified log-in, synchronization of… Read More…

Microsoft teams with China’s top Linux vendor in the cloud

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Microsoft and China Standard Software Co. plan to work together develop and sell cloud cloud computing technologies in the country. The companies announced the agreement last night. China Standard Software, also known as CS2C, is described as the country’s leading Linux vendor. The products resulting from the partnership will be built on Microsoft’s Hyper-V Open Cloud architecture and… Read More…

Microsoft Bing aims for bigger role in China with Baidu deal

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Microsoft today confirmed an expanded partnership with China’s largest search engine, Baidu, to provide English search results to Baidu users in the country. The arrangement promises to give the Redmond company’s Bing search engine a bigger role in the world’s most populous nation. Microsoft, which previously partnered with Baidu on paid search results, issued this… Read More…