Launch of Chinese, Japanese and Korean ".Asia" IDN Continues
Priority Sunrise Registration Period Closes: July 25 2011
Open Landrush Registration Begins: August 2, 2011
PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Following the approval from ICANN for the
implementation of the new gTLD (Generic Top-Level Domain) program,
DotAsia today announces its plans to support new gTLDs from Asia,
including its own IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) TLDs and
applications from other Asian new gTLD applicants.
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"As one of the latest new gTLDs, and as a not-for-profit
organization with a core mandate to promote Internet development
and adoption, DotAsia is well equipped to provide support to new
gTLD aspirants from Asia. We believe our experience and
understanding in the ICANN process, policies, technology and market
will help Asian new gTLDs become successful," says Edmon Chung, CEO
of DotAsia. "Domain names are analogous to Internet real-estate,
and this opening of new gTLDs is like a watershed deregulation. We
are prepared to lend our expertise to assist Asian initiatives so
Asia does not lose out on this 'land grab'. Domains is also an
important Internet resource supporting development, especially
considering the introduction of Asian language IDN gTLDs."
DotAsia is planning to offer support to new gTLD applicants from
Asia, assisting in the application process, policy and community
development, finance and other aspects of creating and operating a
for-profit or a community gTLD. Interested parties are welcome to
inquire further at: [email protected].
Meanwhile, building on the successful launch of alphanumeric
(ASCII) ".Asia" registrations, Sunrise (i.e. Priority Registration)
for Chinese, Japanese and Korean Internationalized Domain Name (IDN
-- web address represented in local languages) continues with a
similar phased approach to ensure orderly introduction of IDN
".Asia" domains. Sunrise (http://www.idn.asia) and the Pioneer
Domains Program (http://pioneer.domains.asia),
opened on May 11, will close on July 25, 2011.
"IDNs will change the perceived value of domain names in Asia as
businesses discover the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) value of
domains. Hundreds of millions of Chinese, Japanese and Korean users
are actively searching online in their native language. IDN
realizes the SEO value by making it possible to have a domain name
matching what users are searching for, thereby improving the
ranking of your website," added Chung.
Media enquiries:
Beatrice Chan
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