What is .ASIA?
.ASIA is a Domain Extension sponsored by the DotAsia Organization. It is a regional domain for companies, organizations, and individuals based in or having a target audience based in the region of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific.
Why .ASIA?
The Asian Continent houses over 60% of the worlds population. Furthermore, with 3 Asian countries ranking amongst the top 5 Countries with regards to Internet Usage, and Asian Internet users growing by almost 350% every year, Asia is surely heading towards being the Mecca of the Internet Industry very soon. All this translates into .ASIA being the most sought after 'new' TLD.
.ASIA offers you a unique opportunity to cater to the worlds largest and fastest growing market. By having .ASIA in your Product Portfolio, you will multiply your Customer base since it's a multi-country TLD, that can be used to target a huge number of dynamic and fast growing Asian countries.
Who can register a .ASIA Domain Name?
Anybody! All you need to ensure is that at least one of the Domain Contacts (Registrant, Admin, Tech, or Billing) should reside in one of the .ASIA countries. The Domain Contact used for this purpose, will be referred to as the CED (Charter of Eligibility Declaration) Contact.
List of .ASIA Countries
| ae | United Arab Emirates |
| af | Afghanistan |
| am | Armenia |
| aq | Antarctica |
| au | Australia |
| az | Azerbaijan |
| bd | Bangladesh |
| bh | Bahrain |
| bn | Brunei Darussalam |
| bt | Bhutan |
| cc | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| ck | Cook Islands |
| cn | China |
| cx | Christmas Island |
| cy | Cyprus |
| fj | Fiji |
| fm | Micronesia, Federated States of |
| ge | Georgia |
| hk | Hong Kong |
| hm | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| id | Indonesia |
| il | Israel |
| in | India |
| iq | Iraq |
| ir | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| jo | Jordan |
| jp | Japan |
| kg | Kyrgyzstan |
| kh | Cambodia |
| ki | Kiribati |
| kp | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| kr | Korea, Republic of |
| kw | Kuwait |
| kz | Kazakhstan |
| la | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| lb | Lebanon |
| lk | Sri Lanka |
| mh | Marshall Islands |
| mm | Myanmar |
| mn | Mongolia |
| mo | Macao |
| mv | Maldives |
| my | Malaysia |
| nf | Norfolk Island |
| np | Nepal |
| nr | Nauru |
| nu | Niue |
| nz | New Zealand |
| om | Oman |
| pg | Papua New Guinea |
| ph | Philippines |
| pk | Pakistan |
| ps | Palestinian Territories |
| pw | Palau |
| qa | Qatar |
| sa | Saudi Arabia |
| sb | Solomon Islands |
| sg | Singapore |
| sy | Syrian Arab Republic |
| th | Thailand |
| tj | Tajikistan |
| tk | Tokelau |
| tl | Timor-Leste |
| tm | Turkmenistan |
| to | Tonga |
| tr | Turkey |
| tv | Tuvalu |
| tw | Taiwan |
| uz | Uzbekistan |
| vn | Viet Nam |
| vu | Vanuatu |
| ws | Samoa |
| ye | Yemen |
What is the OPN contact?
You need to designate one of your contacts as the Operations and Notifications Contact (OPN Contact). This contact is responsible for providing documentary evidence, and will receive reminders and auction notifications.
How does the Registry confirm a CED Contact?
At the time of applying for a Domain, the CED Contact needs to provide the following additional information to confirm identification:
- Form of Identification (any 1)
a. Certificate of Incorporation or equivalent business registration certificate issued by the relevant government registry as confirmation of the due incorporation and valid existence of the company b. Act, decree or legislation chartering the formation of an entity c. Societies Registry or equivalent registry for non-corporate entities d. Political Parties Registry e. Passport or Citizenship ID f. Other - Identification Number / Code of Reference (e.g. Passport number, Business Certificate number, Act or Legislation number/code, etc.)
What rules need to be followed to register a .ASIA domain name?
- The domain name should consist of only letters, numbers, or hyphens ("-")
- The domain name cannot begin or end with a hyphen
- The domain name must have at least 3 characters and less than 63 characters, not including .asia
- The domain name cannot contain hyphens in the third and fourth position (eg. ab--cd.asia)
