Sohu.com Seeks Investors in Search Engine Unit for Growth

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Sohu.com Inc., owner of China’s third-largest Web portal, is seeking strategic investment for its Sogou search unit to compete with Baidu Inc. for Internet users and advertising.

The company is also looking to buy larger video websites to provide content, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles Zhang, 48, said in an interview yesterday at the company’s headquarters in Beijing.