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.
.Asia 的一带一路丶一域中的
2019 年第四个月份，DotAsia 收到了中国工业和信息化部（MIIT）的好消息，.Asia 域名已获得中华人民共和国工业和信息化部（MIIT）的认证，.Asia 域名将再次在中国市场推出 。 中国是 .Asia 重要的服务市场，随着一带一路意味着互联互通，互相贸易丶互相分享，互相关爱，中华民族五千年文明史上从未如此跟世界紧密连接过，随着国际互联网增长迅速,...
Rise of E-Commerce in Asia creates plenty of opportunities
E-Commerce in Asia-Pacific is not showing any signs of slowing down. Over the past decade it has outpaced the global average and according to the Asia-Pacific B2C E-Commerce Market 2018 report, over 50% of global online retail sales stems from the Asia-Pacific region....
A new horizon as the NetMission Academy comes to a close
After a series of intensive training sessions our inaugural edition of the NetMission Academy now draws to a close. Many thanks to all of our guests, which included those from major private sector players such as Google and Afilias, community representatives of ISOC,...
How Some Are Finding Creative Ways To Encourage Asian Representation in Media
(Image credits: #StarringJohnCho images and movie mockups originate from http://starringjohncho.com/)With 2018 being a banner year for Asian representation in media, 2019 is gearing up to be a blockbuster sequel. Promoting inclusion and representation in mainstream...
OiKwanBarbers.asia – A Preservation of Traditional Barber Service for Asians
How important is it for Asians to get haircuts from Asian barbers? For many living abroad the answer would be VERY IMPORTANT. The qualities of an individual's hair can vary greatly from person to person, and it is commonly said Asian hair has different qualities to...
The #10yearschallenge and Wildlife Conservation
Would you still recognise me if I grew another 10 years older? #10yearschallenge. Humans age, but what about animals?The artificial intelligence of facial recognition is not only for social media, public or national securities, it is also beneficial for wildlife...
Asia Pacific to welcome close to 1 billion International arrivals in 2023
The travel industry in Asia Pacific is skyrocketing and travel related service providers are to benefit! The growth for the region is to surge consistently over the next 5 years and this will result in airlines, hotels and tour guide businesses blossoming too.
Making New Internet Domains Work for Everyone
Millions of users may be denied access to your services – and that’s not fair to you or to them.
Since 2010 the Domain Name System (DNS) has expanded dramatically, not only fueling competition, choice and innovation, but truly enabling a multi-lingual Internet.
My Favorite Asian American Artists in 2021
Here are some of my favorite Asian American artists and entertainers in films, music, and performing art. I’ve followed their journey for many years. During the pandemic, art became a form of therapy for me.
How I See it – Internet Blackout: Who Are You to Take Away My Rights
Have you experienced an Internet blackout? Such incidence might occur when a city is hit by natural disaster or facing cyberattack. The outage of Internet service experienced by the people of Myanmar recently did not happen because of any such reasons above however, but about politics.
In this episode, Edmon Chung, the CEO of DotAsia Organisation, and Angela Arkandhi, NetMission ambassador — a university student from Indonesia who is passionate about Internet governance and digital policy — are going to explore how the Internet shutdown refrains us from exercising our rights. What are the compromises between tackling the dissemination of false information and ensuring freedom of speech online? Is Internet shutdown not an open-air prison for those who are experiencing it?
Asian American Sustenance
UDomain Grabs Premium Name ‘UD.Asia’ for Regional Expansion; Hong Kong IT Veteran Shares Advice from Business Trends Emerging Out of COVID
