It’s been a long wait. New top level domain “.asia” is now open for public registration. The “Go Live!” was on March 26th, i.e. anyone can register an ‘.asia’ domain for themselves.
“With over 10 million domains registered in China alone and over 150 million worldwide, the potential for .Asia is only now starting to be realized. There are millions of great .Asia domains still available on a first-come-first-served basis,” says Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia.
Among the first to recognize the value of .Asia is Hong Kong Cyberport, who announced today the launch of “www.Cyberport.asia”.
The .asia launch programme received wide appreciation and is said to “pave the way and set a new benchmark for future top-level-domain launches”.
How Can I Get One?
You have to go to an ICANN accredited registrar to get your .asia domain name registered. You can have the list of accredited registrars here.
Pricing
The prices are now a bit high as compared to other top level domains. However, GoDaddy is offering them on a competitive price of about Rs.800/- per year. ($20.00). That seems a lower figure when compared to other registrars’ pricing of about Rs.1500/- per year etc.
In total, .asia is having a great time ahead for sure. If you are planning to have one for yourself, make it fast.
If you register one, feel free to drop a line as a comment.
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Well did you get any?
Definitely good news for Asia
i just now, doesntt plan to get one as .asia is not needed for a blog like mine(ours).
We need a global touch for the domain name and it will be the businesses that will make most out of .asia
nyccc workz
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Experts predict that 95 percent of all South Korean households will be wired for broadband Internet by the year 2010. Ninety-four percent of Japanese homes will have broadband access, with Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia expected to be nearly 80 percent wired. By 2010, China will have replaced the US as the largest Internet market in the world.