news Hong Kong and the next 5 years in domaining

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The market in China is still soft. After Domain Fest in Hong Kong and a quick trip to nearby China to meet investors, it seems like everyone is watching the market from the sidelines. Ron Jackson from DnJournal reported one of the lowest week for sales this year; even the domain da.com sold for only $650,000. While you might think that $650k is a fair price for a domain with a,e,i,o,u,v, “da” in mandarin is the natural and most used word for “big, large”, therefore seeing such a huge keyword selling for so little, it is not a good sign.

I think the level of prices we saw in 2015 is unlikely to be repeated unless end users (specifically Chinese end user) can catch up and sustain the demand that has been driven for the most part by investors...

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