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5m yuan raised for orphans

China's largest search engine Baidu Inc, Shanghai-based investment company Shimao Group and the Shanghai Charity Foundation jointly held the latest "One-Hour Public Service" in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, to help raise funds for orphans suffering from serious diseases. Baidu Chairman Robin Li and Shimao Chairman Xu Rongmao launched this year's initiative, which sees one yuan donated to a children's care center every time an Internet user makes a donation. Five million yuan ($815,000) was raised in total.

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