Domain names can now be hosted in China.
.Club, .VIP (MMX) and XYZ are celebrating today after being approved by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”).
The approvals mark the first time Western new top level domain registries have received MIIT’s stamp of approval for domains to be hosted in China.
Previously, .Club, .VIP and .XYZ domains could be registered in China but could not be activated or hosted there. Now, owners of these names can apply for the relevant local license (“bei-an”) in order to host these domain names in China.
These three domains are among the three most popular Western TLDs in China. China accounts for over 90% of .VIP registrations, more than half of .Club and a third of .XYZ’s registrations to date.
The companies hope the approval will further improve their TLD’s standing in China now that Chinese citizens can activate the domain names in China to reach Chinese consumers.
This is not big news, Andrew – it’s ENORMOUS. Thanks for sharing
So, what you’re saying is the spam torrent from .xyz is about to get worse?
Great News for the .Club extension, Congrats!
We have 88a.club among others so this is good news-we’ll see what happens but I wonder where this leaves .ws? As I recall some well known domainers bought large in .ws. Happy Holidays.
Excellent Endorsement by China!
.Vip rising swiftly!
Big news for spammers and hackers. IMO
even if that’s true, no one can really control that before-the-fact, and dot-VIP is not likely to be the platform for bad guys – because it’s far too much of a niche gTLD, and not inexpensive
Very good news for the gTLD marketplace ,especially for .vip . club .xyz as “early adopters” . Congrats to them . Maybe this is the trigger point the domain industry has been waiting for.
This seems to be good news. I posted this on DI a little while ago today:
“When it comes to China, one of the biggest “no-brainer” TLDs is also one of the least talked about now:
.Gold
That is no surprise right now because of the high registration pricing.
However, the importance of gold in China and the status of China regarding gold is well known among those who know anything at all about the global gold market. Moreover, there are the virtually limitless figurative applications of the word “gold” beyond its literal reference to gold itself.”
What kind of .club domains will be sell-able in China? Can anybody guide..?
From the following domains, which i have which domains should i retain?
Maple.club
Bru.club
Dukes.club
Aristo.club
Ostrich.club
Oakwood.club
SME.club
Lava.club
Pepe.club
Jogger.club
Spinach.club
Ziva.club
Tago.club
Poppy.club
Vero.club
Peppermint.club
Sizzler.club
Jogger.club
Trekker.club
Seaview.club
NewEra.club
Mica.club
Nimbus.club