China's #1 registrar by domains under management, Xinnet (新网) has been staging conferences for its substantial number of resellers in major Chinese cities. As southern Guangdong province contributes the largest number of daily internet users of all Chinese provinces (14.75% of ~650 million), TLD Registry decided to go big in Guangdong's commerical megapolis of Shenzhen. Our investment in our partner Xinnet wasn't wasted. Xinnet was able to activate 450 of their key resellers and co-registrars for a sensational morning of motivational information and sales training. TLD Registry's CEO Arto Isokoski, CMO Simon Cousins and Beijing-based Partner Relations Manager Claire Zhang gave a rousing presentation and staged a fun lucky draw, featuring our conventional prize of a real gold bullion from Hong Kong's leading jeweller, Chow Sang Sang. Congratulations to our partners at Xinnet for such a successful event, and to the lucky winner of our Chao Sang Sang gold, Mr Jin Xin of Shenzhen registrar Gainda.com!          ...

Hong Kong – January 13, 2014 //TLD Registry Ltd the owner-operator of the Chinese New gTLDs Dot Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网) announced today its starting roster of registrars. The registry's international network of partners comprises 26 leading domain name registrars serving every continent and major region of the world. "According to our research, we have made domain name history", said CEO Arto Isokoski from Hong Kong. "No other Chinese language New gTLD registry has acheived such a substantial global distribution network. We're very proud of our performance, and even more proud of our fantastic registrar partners in China and around the world." The 26 registrars which have signed Registry-Registrar Agreements (RRAs) with TLD Registry are listed with principal offices in brackets: 101domain (USA) 35.com (China) Ascio/NetNames (Denmark, USA, UK, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Norway, Germany) BizCN (China) CSC Digital Brand Services CSC Digital Brand Services (USA) Dynadot (USA) EachNIC (China) Encirca (USA) eNom (USA) EuroDNS (Luxembourg) Hexonet (Germany, Canada) HiChina/Net.cn (China) Instra Corp (Australia, New Zealand) IP Mirror (Singapore, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, United Kingdom) Key-Systems (Germany, USA) Lexsynergy (UK, South Africa, Australia, Austria, Tanzania, USA) Macaria (Spain, Chile, USA) Mailclub (France, Canada) MarkMonitor (USA, UK) name.com (USA) Nawang (China) Net-Chinese (Taipei) Openprovider (Netherlands, Spain) Service Development Center of SCOPSR (China Central Government) SuperRegistry/Momentous (Canada) XinNet (China) Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website's Sunrise period begins this Friday, January 17, 2014, and runs for 60 days. A VIP celebration event hosted at the Finnish ambassador's residence in Beijing will mark the end of Sunrise on March 17. Following a 2-day quiet period, the Landrush period will begin with a major Chinese "feng shui" ceremony in China's Macau on March 20. An international hybrid-online/live auction of valuable premium domain names in the registry's TLDs will be held at the Galaxy Macau on the following day, March 21. The Landrush period will run through the weeklong ICANN meeting in Singapore (March 23—27) and China’s Qing Ming festival (April 4—6) and conclude on Thursday April 24. A three-day quiet period will immediately follow. General availability of domain names in Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website will begin on Monday 28 April, 2014. All of the landmark days in the go-live schedule has been set to coincide with auspicious days in the ancient Chinese almanac. The almanac was created during the Han Dynasty around 200BC, and continues to be an important guide to the lives and businesses of more than a billion Chinese people. "Domain names in Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website are the clear leaders amongst the Chinese language New gTLDs", said the registry's CMO, Simon Cousins. "Our TLDs have generated more...

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Go-Live Schedule for Dot Chinese Online & Dot Chinese Website TLDs Announced Leading fully-Chinese internet domain name TLDs to launch in January 2014; spectacular live auction event to initiate “Landrush” phase of availability. Helsinki, Finland – December 3, 2013 // TLD Registry Ltd, the leading internet domain name registry for fully-Chinese domain names, today announced the go-live schedule for its Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website internationalized domain names (IDNs). IDNs in the Dot Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网) top level domains (TLDs) will be introduced to the global internet according to ICANN rules, beginning on January 17, 2014. ICANN is the world’s governing body for domain names. Having passed ICANN’s final test for technical integrity – known as pre-delegation testing – on November 28, the path is now clear for the registry to reliably announce milestone dates. The “trademark-owners only” Sunrise period will commence on Friday January 17, and run for 60 days, concluding on Monday March 17. Both the start and end days of Sunrise fall on highly auspicious days for “starting new businesses” in the ancient Chinese almanac. The Chinese almanac was created during the Han Dynasty around 200BC, and continues to be an important guide to the lives and businesses of more than a billion Chinese people. The conclusion of the Sunrise period will be marked with a traditional ceremony in China’s capital, Beijing, on March 17. Following a two-day quiet period, the second stage of domain name availability – the Landrush period – will begin on Thursday March 20, which is an auspicious day for “breaking ground”. As the introduction of Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website is analogous to the opening of valuable new tracts of internet real estate in the Chinese-speaking world, starting Landrush on a lucky day for breaking ground is highly resonant in the China region. The Landrush period will be launched with a traditional ceremony and vibrant celebration in China’s Macau on March 20. A hybrid live and internet auction of some of the most valuable and sought-after domain names in Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website will be held in Macau one day later, on Friday 21 March. The Landrush period will run through the weeklong ICANN meeting in Singapore (March 23—27) and China’s Qing Ming festival (April 4—6) and conclude on Thursday April 24. A three-day quiet period will immediately follow. General availability of domain names in Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website will begin on Monday 28 April, 2014 (a highly auspicious date for “starting new businesses” and “grand openings”). Minor changes to the go-live schedule may be required by ICANN, however TLD Registry is confident that the milestones will be achieved on the set dates. About TLD Registry Ltd TLD...