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.
Looking ahead to 2019 and beyond
In 2017 we began the process of making .Asia domain name registrations easier for people and businesses located outside of Asia by eliminating the local presence constraint. Since then, broadening awareness around .Asia domains and fostering usage globally has been a major focus for us.
Farewell to 2018 and welcome onboard the NetMission class 2019!
Our NetMission Ambassador Jenna Fung (Class 2017-2018) and Hong Kong Youth IGF 2018 representatives Faith Lee and Angel Ng have attended the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Paris 2018 at UNESCO building from 12-14 December which marked our last event of 2018....
Stop yourself from eating more plastic now!
Do you still remember my #SayNoToPlastic Challenge from earlier? If the issue hasn't caught your attention yet you'd better listen up now!Indeed only 9% of the world's plastic we make is being recycled, and that means 8 million tonnes of plastic waste reach the ocean...
Stand-up Comedy making waves across Asia
Stand up Comedy is making its mark in the Asian region
Go.Asia supports Jockey Club PolyU Human Libraries Hub for Asian Social Inclusion & Sustainability
The recent launch of the Jockey Club PolyU Human Libraries Hub, operated by universities and community partners, aims to support both the education sector and the public to deepen their understanding about 100+ human stories in Asia. The lens will be focused on...
Nepal – The first country to double tigers!
I am so proud to see my birthplace has become the first country to achieve WWF’s Tx2 goal – to double the number of wild tigers by 2022 – the next Chinese year of the tiger. The wild tiger population has jumped from 121 in 2009 to 235 in Nepal as of September 2018.
PROUD of your Asian heritage? So are we!
It’s been inspiring to read the outpour of support for Asian representation in Western pop culture since the Crazy Rich Asians movie’s blockbuster success this August. Dubbed as #AsianAugust, the summer of 2018 has seen more Asian actors celebrated in Western media than ever before. From the big screen to small screen, from movies such as ‘Searching’ starring John Cho; to Netflix’s ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ starring Asian teenager Lana Condor; to Canada’s ‘Kim’s convenient store’; Asian actors dominated conversations regarding diversity and representation in the West.
B2B E-Commerce making strides in Asia Pacific
B2B E-Commerce market taking off in Asia Pacific!
Special Advisory on Election Committee Report and Next Steps Towards a By-Election for Board Elections 2023
This is a special advisory on the recently received Election Committee (EC) Report to the Members DotAsia Regarding the 2023 Board Elections (EC Report) and Board actions taken towards a by-election for the Board Elections 2023 in accordance with the existing Board Elections Procedures (BGC-004) and the recommendations from the Election Committee in the EC Report. First and foremost, the DotAsia Board thanks the EC (and its legal advisors) for their thorough investigation, and ...
Proposed Amendments to the DotAsia Articles of Association 2023
(Last updated on Feb 20, 2024) The background We have observed recent challenges to the governance of DotAsia, AFRINIC, APNIC and other Internet community institutions from hostile entities. In the...
Special Advisory on .ASIA Charter Eligibility Requirement and IDN Variant Policies
On Aug 1, 2023, the .ASIA registry system operated by our Backend Registry Services Provider Identity Digital (formerly Afilias) will be upgraded. This special advisory addresses two techno-policy changes to the system: 1) .ASIA Charter Eligibility Requirement; 2) .ASIA CJK (Chinese, Japanese & Korean) IDN Policies
Special Advisory on DotAsia Leadership Succession Planning
Date Issued: Sep 16, 2022 Dear DotAsia Members and other Internet community members, This is a special advisory issued in response to online media report regarding the succession planning of the...
