A Conversation with Director Feng-I Fiona Roan – Winner of HBO Asian American Visionary Award
JIEJIE, Mandarin for sister, is directed by Asian-American writer and director Feng-I Fiona Roan. Her film won the prestigious HBO Asian Pacific American Visionary Award in 2018. At its heart, JIEJIE is an Asian American story of first-generation immigration experience from the view of a child. We caught up with Fiona to discuss what it was like growing up Asian-American in both Asia and the US, and her next big project – AMERICAN GIRL.
Happy Global Tiger Day!
Every year since 2010, Global Tiger Day is celebrated on July 29th to raise awareness and support for tiger conservation. And I’m part of The Doubling Wild Tigers – Tx2 initiative. Our goal is to double wild tiger numbers by year 2022 across 12 tiger range countries in Asia and Russia.
Catching up with Jackie Dallas – Proud Short Film
Last year we wrote about the PROUD Short Film created, produced and directed by Asian American actress Jackie Dallas. Since then, PROUD (www.proudshortfilm.asia) has been chosen to be screened at numerous film festivals both in the U.S. and internationally. It is...
Vietnam expected to be the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia
Mainly due to increased foreign direct investments and a considerable boost to the manufacturing sector, Vietnam is projected to be the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia. According to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ recent Economic...
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in Asia this June and Beyond
June is LGBTQ+ Pride month in the U.S. and Canada. A month chosen to honour the Stonewall Riots, a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. You can find out more on the Stonewall uprising by going to www.fridae.asia – Asia’s largest gay and...
The Age of Digital Interdependence, a report from the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation
The report of the “UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation” was published earlier this month, and contains both a set of considerations and a list of actionable items broken down into the following categories: “An Inclusive Digital Economy and...
A promising start for our NetMission Ambassadors!
Our Hong Kong based Ambassadors had the opportunity to plunge straight into the hot topics buzzing around Internet Governance. The 2nd Hong Kong Internet Governance Forum Roundtable hosted by Internet Society HK with support from the Hon. Charles Mok’s office at...
Kids4Kids Sharing For A Cause 2019: Donate Children’s Picture Storybooks
Aiming to develop social awareness and responsibility by providing platforms that empower kids to enact positive change in their community, Kids4Kids is hosting its 9th annual Sharing for a Cause (SFAC) campaign and DotAsia Organisation is proud to be one of the...
Looking ahead to APrIGF and IGF Berlin
Have you heard of the city that sits on the easternmost terminus of the Trans Siberian railway? Vladivostok is the city that bears the honor. Situated in the Golden Horn Bay in the Russian Far East, it is the location for the 10th edition of the Asia Pacific Regional...
Celebrating Asian Heritage Month in May
May is a month for celebrating the many cultural and societal contributions and achievements of overseas Asian communities in North America. It marks the observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the United States, and Asian Heritage Month in Canada.
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APAC Youth Leadership Shines at the Digital Citizen Summit
The 7th edition of the Digital Citizen Summit (DCS) took place on 14-15 November 2025 at T-Hub, Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Government of Telangana. The year’s theme, “People & Platforms: Let’s Talk Accountability” addressed the urgent need to critically examine platform power, digital governance, and the collective responsibility to reclaim digital infrastructures as public goods.
A Milestone Moment at the United Nations: WSIS+20 Review and Next Steps
On 17 December 2025, Jennifer Chung, VP for Policy Development at DotAsia and Co-Convenor of the Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB), became the first Hongkonger to address the United Nations (U.N.) at the General Assembly WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting. This was a milestone moment not only for DotAsia and Hong Kong, but the entire multistakeholder model of Internet Governance.
The Future of Domain Names is in Asia
Asia is experiencing the largest Internet growth globally— driven by rapid digital transformation, technological advancements, increasing digital infrastructure investments, and a large youth population now coming online.
East Meets West: How the First Domain Summit Asia Conference Opened Doors on Both Sides of the Globe
Shortly after Domain Summit Founder Helmuts Meskonis staged the 4th annual ...
Artificial Intelligence and Domains
DotAsia GoCreate! Series Launch Hanoi, Viet Nam | APAC DNS Forum 2025 “Many many years ago, my parents bought me a domain name, even when I had no idea and no intention to use it. They just...
DotAsia Leadership on IDNs: Spotlight on Edmon Chung
A Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Working Group (EWG) at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is tasked with proposing guidelines related to UA adoption …
DotAsia Supports Asia Pacific Youth Leaders: APIGA 2025 and Beyond
We are excited to share that we have successfully wrapped up the 2025 Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA), conducted from 18–22 August in Busan, Republic of Korea. This is the first cycle of the expanded APIGA program, with seven Local APIGA events held between August 2024 to April 2025, and a "masterclass" Regional APIGA 2025, an enhanced program built on an upgraded curriculum.
WSIS+20 Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB) | Importance of Asian Youth
This is a critical year for Internet Governance. In 2025, the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20), a United Nations-led process to assess the effectiveness of...
DotAsia Leadership to Combat DNS Abuse: Spotlight on Jennifer Chung
Ever received an unsolicited email from someone you don’t know? Or a message with a suspicious link, from someone pretending to know you? These are just a couple examples of Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse, namely spam and phishing.
IMSB Blog: First update on the WSIS+20 Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board
As members of the Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB), we would like to express our deep appreciation to the Co-Facilitators of the WSIS+20 review process—the Ambassadors of Albania, H....