Google hovers as Baidu readies IPO

Google hovers as Baidu readies IPO: "Google hovers as Baidu readies IPO
Monday July 4, 6:00 am ET
By David Shabelman in San Francisco
As Baidu.com Inc. nears an initial public offering in the U.S., the company appears to be drawing a close look from Google Inc., which sources said could have an interest in acquiring the Chinese Internet search leader. "

Interesting. I've been tracking Baidu closely....it does produce a lot of search traffic.
For Google, it makes sense to aquire it.