FINAL DRAFT for the .Asia IDN Sunrise Policies has been released. This document sets out the Sunrise policies and Landrush and Go-Live processes for the launch of IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) registrations in the .ASIA Registry. These policies and process are designed to ensure an orderly and equitable allocation of domains to qualified parties before the Registry is opened for general IDN registrations (i.e. Go-Live).

These documents provide a brief overview of the .ASIA IDN Sunrise Process.

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DotAsia Publishes Draft IDN Launch Policies

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[EN PDF] [.Asia IDN Sunrise Policies DRAFT PDF] Pinyin, Romaji and Romanized Domains could get Priority to Register in IDN December 15, 2009 -- Hong Kong  -- Following the announcement on November 18, 2009 (http://www.idn.asia/main/2009/11/dotasia-to-launch-internationalized-domain-names-idn-in-2010.html), DotAsia today published a... more >>
[EN PDF]  [ZH-繁 PDF]  [ZH-简 PDF]  [DE PDF] Priority for Existing Alphanumeric .Asia Domain Registrants for Corresponding IDNs Considered 18 November 2009 - Hong Kong - DotAsia announces plan to release multilingual domain (IDN - Internationalized Domain Name) registrations... more >>

.Asia IDN Ready Registrars

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A list of IDN ready registrars will be listed here.  For a full list of .Asia Registrars, please refer to: http://www.dot.asia/about/register.html... more >>

Inquiries

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Please feel free to contact us at idn [@] registry.asia or leave a comment on this entry. We will try our best to respond to your inquiries and begin to compile a list of Frequently Asked Questions for IDN.... more >>

Languages to be included in .Asia IDN Launch

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Asian languages will be a priority for the .Asia IDN Launch.  Your input will be valuable for a successful IDN launch.  Please feel free to send us your ideas and comments to idn [@] registry.asia or leave a comment on... more >>

Sunrise & Landrush Policies

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DotAsia will release draft IDN launch policies in December 2009 and invite industry experts and users to provide input in an open process.  Policies will be finalized in March 2010 after the APRICOT conference in Kuala Lumpur.  Policies to be... more >>
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International domains to debut next year?

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ZDNet Asia - SINGAPORE--Internationalized domain names (IDNs) could launch by early 2009, following the formulation of policies to better manage ambiguities, according to an industry expert.Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia, told ZDNet Asia Wednesday that he is involved in a... more >>
Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia, and his staff have been working at developing community around the new .Asia TLD. With the .Asia community encompassing a varied collection of countries and cultures, I felt Edmon's insight towards IDNs would prove... more >>

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