Beijing:A new Chinese-language online search engine –Chinaso.com — was launched Friday, marking China’s first search service set up by the country’s major news organisations.
The new engine allows users to search articles from the country’s newspapers and magazines. Its service covers news, website, pictures, videos and maps, with 16 channels ranging from economy to sports and applications for mobile users, Xinhua reported.
Developed by an information technology company, the search engine has been jointly founded by the country’s four major newspapers, two news agencies and state television including People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television.