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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – A Conversation with Raymond King

by Leona Chen-Birkner | May 27, 2020 | Blog

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the U.S. and Asian Heritage Month in Canada. Whether you are Asian American or Asian Canadian, May is a time to celebrate and take joy in Asian culture and community.

This May, we are dedicating our post to our channel partner Porkbun.com, founded by Asian American tech entrepreneur Raymond King.

A Conversation with Director Feng-I Fiona Roan – Winner of HBO Asian American Visionary Award

by Leona Chen-Birkner | Sep 27, 2019 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

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!

by Leona Chen-Birkner | Jul 11, 2019 | This.Is.Asia - Blog

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

by Leona Chen-Birkner | Jul 3, 2019 | This.Is.Asia - Blog

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

by Pavan Budhrani | Jul 2, 2019 | This.Is.Asia - Blog

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

by Leona Chen-Birkner | Jul 2, 2019 | This.Is.Asia - Blog

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

by Jennifer Chung | Jun 22, 2019 | This.Is.Asia - Blog

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!

by Clement Leong | Apr 29, 2019 | This.Is.Asia - Blog

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

by Karry Yu | Apr 29, 2019 | This.Is.Asia - Blog

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...

DotAsia Announces Organizational Governance Enhancements

The DotAsia Board is pleased to announce a series of governance enhancements to the DotAsia Organisation. This announcement of 5 foundational governance documents is the result of a year’s work at the DotAsia Board since May 2019.

.Asia Top-Level-Domain Now Licensed for Sale in China

DotAsia Organisation Ltd, operator of the .Asia regional top-level-domain is pleased to announce that the .Asia extension has received accreditation from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to once again market in China.

Privacy Policy Rule Change under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The European GDPR framework, first approved in 2016, came into effect last month on May 25, 2018. In theory, the “new” rules only apply to data collected from European individuals. However, due to the borderless nature of the Internet, many businesses and residents of Asia are also affected.

.Asia Top-Level-Domain Introduces Simplified Registration Process – Registrants Outside of the Region Benefit

DotAsia Organisation, registry operator of the .Asia top-level-domain, announces new simplified registration process for .Asia domain names. Businesses and individuals acquiring .Asia names are no longer required to provide proof of locality during registration.

Changes to .Asia Charter Eligibility Requirement Policies to Accept Registrations Globally from Entities seeking to serve the Asia Pacific community

Deadline for Comments: February 28, 2017
In 2016, over 80% of .ASIA domain registrations (based on registrant contact) came from within the region, led by China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.

DotAsia supports Internet Society Singapore Chapter in its role at the ICG Secretariat

DotAsia Organisation is honored to announce its full support of and partnership with the Internet Society Singapore Chapter (ISOC SG) to serve as the secretariat for the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG). Key personnel from DotAsia are seconded to ISOC SG to form the core Secretariat Team for the ICG...