Searchina, the operator of Japan's largest China-specific portal site, announced June 21 that it has formed an alliance with Sohu.com, one of China's Internet portals, in the Internet market research business.
Under the partnership, the two companies will leverage Sohu.com's user base and content distribution capability to provide a wide variety of market research services in China. This is the second partnership that Searchina has signed with a Chinese Internet portal operator.