Korea/Japan Week: Domain suffix '.asia' launched, hear cheap electronics companies squeal with delight

kid-on-computer.jpgThe domain ‘.xxx’ may not have been allowed the other month, but ‘.asia’ has been given the all-clear by ICANN – which may very well target the same sites, to be honest.

A Hong Kong-based company, DotAsia, won the right to set up the domain, which is pretty luck for namesake’s, err, sake. “The .asia domain acts like a channel or a portal, showing your commitment to the Asia market as a whole,” said Edmon Chung from DotAsia about the deal. It’s thought that…