Mr. Wu says he still expects the online version of the gala will play Mr. Buffett's Chinese New Year greeting.

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Now the situation has a new wrinkle: the Chinese language publication Beijing Business Today is reporting that Qihoo has launched a version of its So.com search engine optimized for mobile device, according to the Marbridge Daily newsletter.

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