news Domain News from China

[Kassey Lee]

Source Date: Jan 19

3-pin lanfenqi.com sold for low 5 figures CNY to end user
LanFenQi:懒分期>Lazy (pay by) installment. Owner of LFQ.com (for sale now) should take note.

2-pin zhenhuo.com sold for nearly 1m CNY to end user
ZhenHuo:真货>Genuine products
ZhenHuo:珍货>Rare products
ZhenHuo:真火>Real fire

Buyer is a food safety company. ZH.com is a one-page simple site in English.

MJJ.com sold for 7 figures CNY
MJJ:麻将机>Mahjong machine
MJJ:美酒节>Wine festival
MJJ:美家居>Beautiful home

KF.com moved to China for high 7 figures CNY
Last time it was sold for US$123,504 in 2010..
KF:客服>Customer service
KF:开发>Develop
KF:咖啡>Coffee
KF:开封>Kaifeng city
KF:看房>Check out a property
KF:快发>Quick to make a fortune

Currently, more than 20% of LL.com are located in China.

LLY.com sold for mid 6 figures CNY to investor
LYY:旅游业>Tourism
LYY:乐悠悠>Happy and easy time
LYY:疗养院>Rehabilitation hospital
LYY:乐应用>Fun application
LYY:乐影音>Fun video

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Please note that I have switched the Chinese currency unit from RMB to CNY following suggestion from NamePros editing team.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Source Date: Jan 20

Personal financial management startup received Series A funding. Corporate site uses 4L .cn
Shi Tou Li Cai was founded in April, 2015. Its corporate site resides on STLC.cn but it also owns Shi Tou Li Cai.cn for brand protection. 4Ls are increasingly popular among end users, such as SHBJ.com, BMKP.cn, and JRTC.com.

Mobile car inspection startup received Series A funding, but domain name not matching company name
Company name is Hao Che Bo Le (好车伯乐) but corporate domain name is AutoBole.com (Auto + Bo Le). Consumers must have a hard time remembering where to find the company's website!

5L .com used for culture & entertainment platform
Fei Chang Xing Meng Wang (非常星梦网) uses FCXMW.com instead of its Pinyin name. FeiChangXingMengWang.com is available as of this writing.

Used car appraisal service using Pinyin + numeric .com
Company name is Che 300 (Che=car) with matching domain name Che300.com registered in 2013. Also owns che300.com.cn (not resolving) for brand protection but ownership of che300.cn is unknown.

Domain names becoming new hot investment area
China's CNNIC reported 16 million .cn registrations in 2015 with over 40% annual growth, overtaking .de as the largest ccTLD. Scarcity and uniqueness appeal to investors. Investor Yue DAI predicted active trading in 2016 with more bulk transactions.