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Kyodo news summary -4-+(Japan Economic Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) TOKYO, July 5_(Kyodo) _ ---------- Search engine Baidu eyes ad service linked to search terms in Japan FUKUOKA - Search engine provider Baidu Inc. is planning to start targeted advertising services linked to search terms in Japan, its president said in a recent interview with Kyodo News. "We would like to start soliciting advertisements linked to searches by 2010," said Chen Haiteng, the 41-year-old president of the Japanese arm of Baido.com Inc. Baido.com is China's biggest search engine portal and the third-largest in the world. ---------- Malaysian opposition raises alarm at plan to use army to keep order KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian opposition and rights groups voiced alarm Saturday over a plan by the police to involve the army in maintaining public order. They see as intimidation to prevent the people from holding public rallies. ---------- NGOs hold rally ahead of G-8 summit, 4 arrested SAPPORO - Four men were arrested in Sapporo on Saturday after scuffles with police during a joint rally held by various groups including nongovernmental organizations to call for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor ahead of the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido. Organizers estimated that 5,000 people joined the rally in Odori Park and nearby streets chanting slogans such as "We oppose the G-8 summit" and banging drums. Copyright ? 2008 Kyodo News International, Inc. |