BEIJING, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE: CHU) to provide wireless search for China Unicom's 3G mobile subscribers.

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Under the agreement, Baidu's wireless search service will be embedded in China Unicom's 3G mobile phone modules. China Unicom's mobile subscribers will be able to use preinstalled applications to access Baidu products including web search, Baidu Knows, Baidu Post Bar, image search, news search, MP3 search and other useful services. Baidu will also provide search functions within China Unicom's wireless Internet sites to service the carrier's users.

''We are very excited to join hands with China Unicom today following our partnership agreement with China Telecom in May,'' said Xuyang Ren, Baidu's Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. ''As the leader in Chinese language search, we hope that Baidu's cooperation with major telecom providers in China will accelerate the development of 3G services and allow us to provide the rapidly growing population of mobile search users better access to information.''

About Baidu

Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best way for people to find information. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, Baidu provides an effective platform for businesses to reach potential customers. Baidu's ADSs, each of which represents one Class A ordinary share, are currently trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU."

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    For investor inquiries please contact:

    In China:
     Mr. Victor Tseng
     Baidu, Inc.
     Tel:   +86-10-8260-7558
     Email: ir@baidu.com

     Ms. Cynthia He
     Brunswick Group LLC
     Tel:   +86-10-6566-9504
     Email: che@brunswickgroup.com

    In the U.S.:
     Ms. Kate Tellier
     Brunswick Group LLC
     Tel:   +1-212-333-3810
     Email: ktellier@brunswickgroup.com

SOURCE Baidu, Inc.