Registry Policies
General Registry Policies
- .ASIA General Registry Policy
- .ASIA Charter Eligibility Policy
- .ASIA Privacy Policy
- DotAsia Articles of Association
(formerly: Memorandum & Articles of Incorporation) - .ASIA Anti-Abuse Policy
- .ASIA Reserved Names Policies
International Domain Name (IDN) Policies
- One- & Two- ASCII Character .ASIA Release Policies
- .ASIA CJK (Chinese Japanese Korean) IDN Policies
[Version with Tables (15MB)]
[AnnexA (10MB) | AnnexB (4MB) | AnnexC]
Advisories & Addendum
- Special Advisory on .ASIA Charter Eligibility Requirement and IDN Variant Policies
- Special Advisory on Disinformation Against DotAsia
(Board Chair Letter on Recent Issues and Disputes as to Governance) - Special Advisory on DotAsia Organisation’s Nature as a Not-for-Profit Community Corporation
Past Policies, Advisories & Addendums
- .ASIA IDN Pioneer Domains Program Policies
- Special Advisory on Policies Regarding Conflict of Interest, Abandoned Auctions & Disqualifications Due to Non-Payment
- Special Advisory on Auction Tampering
- Sunrise Addendum and Clarifications
- Special Advisory on Sunrise 3
- Pioneer Domains Program Addendum
DotAsia and .Asia Registry Policies are generally developed with an open consultation process. Draft policies are developed, posted publicly and circulated to seek feedback and comments from members, Advisory Council and the public at large.
As part of the Sponsored gTLD agreement with ICANN, DotAsia is responsible for policy development in a number of areas (Appendix S, Part 2. Delegated Authority – http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/asia/appendix-s-06dec06-en.htm#2), including for example:
- Establishment of domain naming conventions
- Reservation of names to be withheld from reservation in the TLD (in addition to those names reserved by ICANN and set forth in a schedule by ICANN)
- Reservation of names to be offered for registration other than on a first-come, first-served basis and creation of the policies and procedures under which such names may be registered
- Policies regarding eligibility to register a domain name in the TLD and restrictions and policies on how registered names may be used, which need not be uniform for all names within the TLD
- Procedures and schedule for the start-up or any subsequent sunrise policies and procedures
- Organizational governance policies and operations management will be formulated and maintained by the DotAsia Organisation
- Any other policies or practices not inconsistent with the Agreement, ICANN Temporary Specifications and Policies, or Consensus Policy
Current and Recent Policy Consultations:
Title | Date Posted | Comment Period Closing |
DotAsia Code of Conduct (DRAFT) | Feb 27, 2024 | Apr 17, 2024 |
.ASIA Community Reserved Names Policy (DRAFT) | Mar 8, 2022 | Apr 8, 2022 |
Comments can be submitted to our Contact Form. (Select “Registry Policies” as the topic) or emailed to comments[at]dot.asia.
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Sunrise Policies
View Article: https://www.dot.asia/policies/DotAsia-Sunrise-Policies--COMPLETE-2007-08-10.pdf
Reserved Names Policies
View Article: https://www.dot.asia/policies/DotAsia-Reserved-Names--COMPLETE-2007-08-10.pdf
Pioneer Domains Program Policies
View Article: http://pioneer.domains.asia/ascii/policies.html
DotAsia Memorandum & Articles of Incorporation
Current Version (adopted at EGM on Feb 26, 2024): [ PDF ] Also see announcement of current version's adoption by DotAsia Members: [ HTML ] Archived former versions: Member adoption over email completed on Jun 26, 2009: [ PDF ] At incorporation of DotAsia Organisation...
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Internationalized Domain Names for SMBs with DotAsia CEO
DELHI, INDIA — Edmon Chung, DotAsia CEO, presented at the ResellerClub Hosting Summit Friday on the importance of IDNs and its implications for small businesses. Chung says that the purpose of an IDN is to get more people online. With localized domain names, it is easier for businesses to relate to ...
ONE and TWO character web addresses available for first time under “.asia” domain names
HONG KONG, Oct 16, 2013 – DotAsia, the organization which oversees ‘.asia’ internet addresses, is for the first time releasing single and double character domain names. Rights holders and interested parties can benefit from priority..
DotAsia Selects RightOfTheDot.com as Partner for Premium Domain Release
DotAsia Organisation, registry operator of the .Asia top-level-domain today announced that it has chosen RightOfTheDot.com as its partner to help facilitate and manage the release and auction of, never before registered, 1&2 character and 3&4 numeric .Asia domains. Premium domains such as 8.asia...