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China's Baidu said to raise salaries amid coronavirus outbreak

China's Baidu said to raise salaries amid coronavirus outbreak

FILE PHOTO: Members of staff work at the Baidu booth during Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) at the National Convention in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

18 March, 2020

China’s Baidu Inc will raise staff salaries amid the coronavirus outbreak, the search engine company’s CEO told staff in a meeting, two sources familiar with the matter said.

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