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What are the best Vietnamese domains?

July 04, 2008 By: admin Category: Opinions No Comments →

This is not the easy question!
I have been asked many times about it, but still no answers have been found yet.
Online websites are booming in Vietnam, but only for entertainment purposes not for the e-businesses yet. Business.com was sold for US$400 million because of the domain name and the business itself. As the same meaning [...]

Adult Domains are Allowed in Vietnam?

May 13, 2008 By: admin Category: Opinions No Comments →

As stating on the VNNIC policy, there are no adult domains allowed in Vietnam. However, there are still some xxx domains which can be found in the registry database:
cailon.vn
tinhduc.com.vn
Last year, Vietnamese people were the top searchers for “Sex” on Google.
Some of the top keywords for Vietnamese: Sex, Truc Tuyen, Mien Phi
*TrucTuyen.com is a member of [...]

IDN Domains for Vietnamese: Live or Death?

April 04, 2008 By: admin Category: Opinions No Comments →

Facts:
IDN Domains are not comfortable with the typing habit of Vietnamese on the web, especially the URL.
Many standard Vietnamese domains with TLD and ccTLD are still available.
Conclusion:
IDN domains for Vietnamese is unnecessary!

Investing on domains is a hobby?

April 03, 2008 By: admin Category: Opinions No Comments →

After having conversations with my friends, the surprised answer is YES!
So, what about your opinion?
Investing on domains is just like buying a real estate! Some facts:
Every year, you have to pay renew fee as same as property tax
You may collect on revenue from parking domains as well as leasing your properties
You may earn profit or [...]

Vietnamese Domains: Dot VN (Tên Miền Việt Nam)

April 02, 2008 By: admin Category: Opinions No Comments →

Currently, the Dot VN registrations have been going up, but the government still don’t allow any domain transfers, sales… I don’t think it is right decision for online business.
If domain transfers, sales are allowed:
- Government will collect more revenue from domain industry: domain registration fees, applicable taxes on domain sales, taxes from new online businesses…
- [...]