That DotAsia Organisation is a not-for-profit, membership based organisation incorporated in Hong Kong. DotAsia entered into contract with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) on December 6, 2006 to act as the sponsoring organization and the registry operator for the .Asia sponsored generic top-level domain [gTLD].
That DotAsia Organisation’s mission is to operate as a viable not-for profit initiative that is focused on the management of the .Asia Registry as an Internet namespace with global recognition and regional significance dedicated to the needs Asia Internet community. One of its core mandates is to reinvest its surpluses in socio-technological advancement initiatives relevant to the Asia community. Currently, we are doing some community projects around Asia and here are some facts about DotAsia.
That Vivian Chow, Hong Kong’s leading lady is now using www.vivianchow.asia to reach out to her fans across Asia.
That Richard Li , Hong Kong’s business mogul and an avid information technology evangelist .Asia his domain – RichardLi.Asia.
That .Asia was the first registry to adopt an auction-based system to handle multiple applications for the same domain name during its launch. Following .Asia’s success, many registries have adopted similar launch models.
That Cosmopolitan Magazine participated in the .Asia Pioneers Program as a Global Brand Pioneer and is now using cosmo.asia and cosmopolitan.asia to reach out to their Asian audience.
That Blue Cross participated in the .Asia Pioneers Program as a Global Brand Pioneer and is now using www.Bluecross.asia to reach out to their Asian audience.
That Asia plays key role in Formula One's future? Formula One's ongoing expansion in Asia will also include a race in India 2011 and possibly Korea 2010 . If you're a fan of the Renault Formula One team, check out ING.Asia/sponsorship/formulaone for Asian F1 events and exhibitions.
That Relief.Asia was spearheaded by DotAsia and a number of Asian organizations in the wake of Myanmar Cyclone and Sichuan Earthquake Disaster that tore through the region in May, 2008. Relief.Asia contributed more than US$20,000 to disaster relief in Myanmar and China along with deliveries of GPS personal tracking and SOS devices to be used in relief and rebuild efforts.
That 'SEIKO' means 'precision' in Japanese? The time-honored Seiko Watch Corporation is precise when it comes to their choice of domains. Visit Seiko.Asia - the company's go-to domain for Asia.
That Singapore is one of Asia's top Twitterers. One of the most popular Singapore Twitterer is a 15-year-old Singapore schoolboy! Rock star Bono of U2 has only a third as many followeres.
That Singapore is one of four main financial centres in Asia: Mumbai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
That Singapore has been touted "the most business-friendly regulation in the world," according to the World Bank "it takes an entrepreneur just over 6 working days to get a new business going in Singapore."
That Ella Koon, Female recording artist and actress became one of the first celebrities to license her photos under a Creative Commons License? She launched her CC-licensed gallery on her newly launched website – www.ella.asia.
