.asia
Sign in to saveThe top-level domain .asia is the officially designated regional domain in the Internet for Asia and the Pacific. It is a sponsored generic top-level-domain (sTLD) operated by the DotAsia Organisation Ltd. The domain is open to companies, individuals and organisations that have a connection to the region. Asia domains can be seen and used by international and Asian businesses; regional conferences and symposiums; as well as Asian artists and celebrities.
Key facts
- Company.type
- Non-profit
- Top level domain.name
- .asia
- Top level domain.image
- .asia
- Top level domain.introduced
- 2007
- Top level domain.type
- Sponsored top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- .Asia Registry (Technology Service Provider: Afilias)
- Top level domain.sponsor
- DotAsia Organisation Ltd.
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- The regional domain extension for Asia and the Pacific
- Top level domain.restrictions
- None
- Top level domain.structure
- Registrations at second level (ie. domain.asia)
- Top level domain.document
- Proposal to ICANN
- Top level domain.disputepolicy
- UDRP; Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy; also local dispute policies for Asian countries based on their local ccTLD policy
- Top level domain.website
- www.dot.asia
- Top level domain.dnssec
- Yes
- Company.name
- dotAsia Organization
- Company.foundation
- 2003 in Hong Kong
- Company.founder
- Edmon Chung, Che-Hoo Cheng, Ram Mohan
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Roll-out and response
- Pioneer Domains Program
- Community and eligibility
- Controversy
- Internationalized domain names
- DotAsia Organisation
- References
- External links
The top-level domain .asia is the officially designated regional domain in the Internet for Asia and the Pacific. It is a sponsored generic top-level-domain (sTLD) operated by the DotAsia Organisation Ltd. The domain is open to companies, individuals and organisations that have a connection to the region. Asia domains can be seen and used by international and Asian businesses; regional conferences and symposiums; as well as Asian artists and celebrities.
The domain asia was introduced to the public through a comprehensive launch involving a multiphased Sunrise and Landrush process from October 9, 2007, to March 12, 2008. It became available on a first-come-first-served registration basis on March 26, 2008. In 2013, there are more than 455,000 .asia domains registered across 155 countries.