.Asia has been approved by ICANN!

[duskdawn]

I received the news from Encirca. So another debate is coming?

.Asia Domain approved by ICANN

Asia is home to more than 60% of the world's population, and is currently experiencing massive economic growth. In mid-to-late 2007, this region will have its own domain, .ASIA, serving the interests of businesses, organizations, and individuals in the Asia-Pacific region.

While the individual ccTLD domains such as .CN (China) and .JP (Japan) are still important, the .ASIA domain will be a key investment for companies that require regional coverage and a neutral location on the Internet for their Asian business operations.

Backers of .ASIA believe Asian businesses will seek a separate identity, one that reflects expansion beyond their own countries. They may realize their country-specific names are limiting for a regional market. DotAsia, the organization who will serve as the registry for this domain, said it plans to restrict registrations to those with a presence in the region.

EnCirca will provide you with more information on this new domain as it develops.develops.

 

[ekal]

Its also going to have variable pricing according to the .biz / .info / .org proposed rules.

 

[Ben42]

Looks like they want you to be from Asia to grab these names though so they'll cut out a lot of reggers.

 

[Aboutdomains]

Looks like they want you to be from Asia to grab these names though so they'll cut out a lot of reggers.

Yes, I think so. It will be similar to .eu

 

[Mark]

http://www.namepros.com/249058-its-official-icann-approved-asia-2.html#post1536554

Lets keep this to one thread please