Baidu Boosts China Mapping Service With More Images

Baidu's maps now offer a better view of China. Baidu

, China's dominant online search service, said on Monday that it has signed a multiyear subscription deal with commercial imagery company DigitalGlobe. Baidu aims to improve its online mapping service to better compete with its chief rival, Google

. By pairing with DigitalGlobe, Baidu says it will have high-resolution images of 344 cities in China. "Baidu is excited to enter into a......