Yesterday, Zhang Yaqin, the former chairman of Microsoft Asia Pacific R&D Group, just announced his departure from Microsoft. Baidu announced today that Zhang Yaqin officially joined Baidu as president, responsible for emerging businesses. Before joining Baidu, Zhang Yaqin was the senior vice president of Microsoft and chairman of Microsoft Asia Pacific R&D Group, responsible for the overall layout of Microsoft's research and product development in the Asia Pacific region. Li Yanhong, chairman and CEO of Baidu, said,