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NetMission Ambassadors 2019 Recruitment Now Open!

by Yannis Li | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

We are excited to announce that NetMission is extending to the entire Asia Pacific region this year! Building on our past years of success and growing network of alumni as well as enhanced collaboration with our regional partners, we have decided to reach beyond Hong...

Empowering the Pacific Communities with APrIGF Vanuatu

by Yannis Li | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

Taking place the first time in Pacific, APrIGF Vanuatu 2018 has concluded in tremendous success with 80% show-up rate of 300+ attendees in total from around the region. A highlight is that the 2 under-represented stakeholders in the past have observed significant...

#CrazyRichAsians

by Leona Chen-Birkner | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

By now, most of us have heard of the movie ‘Crazy Rich Asians’. At its heart, a modern day love story based on the popular book with the same title, by Singaporean-American author Kevin Kwan, and directed by Asian American filmmaker Jon M. Chu. What’s unconventional about this Hollywood studio backed American film is that it features an all-Asian cast.

2nd Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival (KIFF)

by Aaron SP | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

Supported by DotAsia, Co-organised by non-profit organisation 3SPACE, Golden Scene Company Limited and ELEMENTS, the 2nd Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival (KIFF) officially kicked off on July 28th with the opening ceremony being held at ELEMENTS Mall,...

Bangladesh making tremendous strides!

by Pavan Budhrani | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

Bangladesh has been one of Asia’s most stunning and unexpected success economies in recent years. With a social progressive policy in place, Bangladesh has transformed from one of the poorest countries in Asia to an aspiring economy. Of the many factors accounting for this transformation, the online space has played a vital role

A fruitful youth IGF journey in this AMAZING summer!

by Sam Kong | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

To most Ambassadors, this summer was a busy but definitely a fruitful one. In the past few months, the ambassadors were deployed to participate in various internet governance activities in Asia. It was exciting that we physically reached out to 109 young people from different youth IGF happened in HK, TW, South Korea, and Vanuatu.

Go.Asia amplifies its social media network for local charities

by Karry Yu | Aug 10, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

go.asia; Hong Kong Church Network for the Poor; The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong; MaD Asia; JCI City Lady Hong Kong;

DotAsia supports Kids4Kids in promoting learning opportunities

by June Lau | Jun 25, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

In support of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. DotAsia is happy to be a part of the Kids4Kids’ Sharing for a Cause (SFAC) 2018 campaign.

Go.Asia and volunteers joined hands for “Kids Health May”

by Karry Yu | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, This.Is.Asia - Blog

As a long-term partner of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in Asia, this year we echo with his worldwide AdEnough campaign which aims to urge Asia media to stop the promotion of junk food via TV advertisements during “Parental Guidance Recommended” timeslots. With...

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

by Leona Chen-Birkner | Jun 14, 2018 | Announcements and Updates..., This.Is.Asia - Blog

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.

Special Advisory on Disinformation Against DotAsia

This is a special advisory issued in response to persistent and ungrounded accusations against the DotAsia Organisation along with its CEO and Board Members, along with harassment of DotAsia Organisation’s staff and professional advisers, perpetrated by certain individuals in recent months.

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)

.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...