Baidu maps out global expansionBaidu Map, a desktop and mobile map service provided by China's online search giant Baidu Inc, is set to become a world mapping service provider covering more than 150 countries and regions. "This signals that we will finally transform from a Chinese map provider to a world map provider and become the Chinese brand that provides global services for mobile travel applications," said Li Dongmin, general manager of Baidu Map. At the beginning of the year, Baidu Map initiated its internationalization strategies and has been expanding rapidly globally. On Monday, Baidu Map started strategic cooperation with the tourist administrations of four northern European countries－Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Baidu Map said it has covered 25 percent of Chinese outbound tourists, and, by 2020, it aims that overseas users will account for half of its total users.

Source: The China Post November 29, 2016 18:06 UTC