Ready to challenge Google, Baidu launches search engine in Thailand, Brazil, and Egypt

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Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), China’s top search engine, has quietly launched its search site over the weekend in Thailand, Brazil, and Egypt. The sites are localized for each country’s language, and feature options for searching images, videos, and more.Baidu’s new homepages can be found at Baidu.co.th for Thailand, Baidu.net.br for Brazil, and Baidu.com.eg for Egypt. The regular Baidu.com site is still only in Chinese.

This is the first time for Baidu to push its search capabilities into a number of new markets [1], but it’s not the first time for the Beijing-based company to enter those countries. Baidu has been focusing on Thailand, Brazil, and Egypt for about two years, gradually rolling out software products like its PC antivirus app, its mobile browser for Android phones, as well as its AOL-style Hao123 listings portal, and Postbar (“Tieba” in Chinese) forums.

Searching the Thai web

Looking at Baidu’s new site in Thailand, the frontpage features web search, video search, Baidu Translate, and Postbar…

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