VNNIC said these short, memorable domain names have strong branding potential and are suitable for a wide range of businesses, digital services, online platforms and consumer-oriented products.
Việt Nam’s second auction of two-character ".vn" internet domain names drew strong interest from businesses and individuals, with ok.vn fetching the highest successful bid of VNĐ109 million (US$4,170), the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) said on June 26.
Among the domains to be auctioned are ab.vn, dr.vn, ic.vn, 9x.vn, ny.vn, hi.vn, ok.vn, fu.vn, mb.vn, ot.vn and vv.vn, along with other letter-and-number combinations with strong branding potential.
The science and technology sector posted revenue of more than VNĐ516 trillion ($20.6 billion) in March, up 17 per cent year-on-year as the Government stepped up efforts to promote science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, the Ministry of Science...
Vietnam now publishes expired ''.vn'' domains in real time, enabling businesses, creators and users to reclaim valuable digital addresses, strengthen branding, and support innovation in the digital economy.
More than 36 per cent of newly registered domains last month were related to digital transformation, reflecting the growth of online innovation in the nation.
Entitled "Creating digital identities with national domain names.vn", the programme is to help local businesses and people build their digital identities and building brands on the internet.
The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications has issued a circular with new provisions which are expected to resources to develop the domain name market.
A total number of national registered domain names with “.vn” reached 453,979 as of last month, an increase of 9.33 per cent over the same period last year.
The availability of a series of new foreign domain names in the Vietnamese market is offering more choices to local companies and opening up new opportunities for domain name registrars.
The Ministry of Information and Communications signed Decision No. 427/QD-BTTTT approving the list of Vietnamese domain names “.vn” licensed through auction.
There are currently about one million Vietnamese domain names issued and Viet Nam is among the top countries in terms of internationalised domain name distribution in the world, according to Government portal chinhphu.vn.