The use of non-Latin characters from start to finish for Internet domain names could see a massive expansion of Internet use and commerce in China, experts predict.
The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN), a nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses, has allowed the use of non-Latin characters in more than 20 languages, including Chinese.
The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), which will oversee Chinese-character domain names, will sumbit requests for top-level names with the suffix ".Zhongguo" (China) in all Chinese characters as soon as the ICANN allows non-Latin-character applications from November 16.
Any organizations or individuals in China could apply for a domain names in Chinese characters to 43 domestic website companies authorized by the CNNIC.
Foreign organizations or individuals who want to apply for Chinese-character domain names could apply to the CNNIC's two overseas agents in Singapore and Malaysia.
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