China Internet Weekly published a one-page article on Microsoft Research Asia's ongoing project to develop an internet program capable of considerably improving results provided by online search engines. The great potential of the tool is explored in the article, with detailed examples of how it would work in certain situations. The appropriateness of this research item is examined, placing it in context of the current stage of internet development.

The article points out that nowadays, people no longer need to rely on traditional television broadcasts for news. In the age of the Internet, people can now obtain news from a whole variety of sources online. However, with the increasingly complicated amount of online information, adequate search engine technology is needed to sort out the vast number of search results. Microsoft Research Asia addresses this issue with its development of a new type of technology that would categorize search results, grouping together and clarifying the context of loose news reports. For example, if you searched for "terrorist attack," you would be presented, not with bits and pieces of news from here and there, but with clearly sectioned results such as "911," "London explosion," etc. The article notes that this is not an easy task and Microsoft Research Asia has been trying its best since 2004 to progress with its development. According to Microsoft Research Asia researcher Mingjing Li, remaining tasks include gathering information from major news websites around the world, which is difficult because of the fast speed at which they are updated; and categorization of the news, which includes the extraction of important information from each piece of news such as time, place, and people involved, to better facilitate people's search process. Related information, pictures and videos will also be identified and grouped together to speed up the search and add to the results with rich detail. In addition to major news websites, Microsoft Research Asia also plans on excavating news information from online blogs and forums to help complete the picture. Microsoft Research Asia hopes to deliver satisfying online news experiences to users through all of the above.