Chinadaily.com.cn, and Sohu formally announced the launch of China Daily-Sohu English a website jointly established by the two parties in Beijing on September 16.

China Daily-Sohu English is the first English Web platform to be co-built by the country's key media website and commercial portal. The English platform has been launched to help people at home and abroad better understand China, enlarge the popularity and influence of chinadaily.com.cn, and drive Sohu to grow into the largest bilingual portal in China.

Targeted at English readers both in and outside of China, China Daily-Sohu English features domestic and world news, and economic news, as well as sports, life and entertainment information in English. The website also provides English lovers with English study materials and services, as it aims at establishing the largest English forum in China.