An Internet shop in Vietnam. Photo AFP
PANO - On Tuesday 15th August Vietnam's Top Level Domain .vn Landrush starts. All companies in the world are free to register .vn domain names without restrictions, VNNIC says.

For years the Vietnam registry only offered second level domains under "com.vn, org.vn, …", but now on Tuesday the 15th August the top level domain .VN domain opens to the world. The only restriction imposed by the registry is that only companies can register .VN names.

The ccTLD will embrace a significant success in a world where domains become strategic investment for brands and "domainers". Vietnam has a population of 84 million with the rate of people who access to Internet of about 15%.

.vn domains are now more accessible. In the past ".com.vn" domain name registrations exceeded 200.-USD. Now for the .vn Landrush, AsiaDNS (the Asian portal of EuroDNS) offers .VN registration for an annual price of 48.-Euro with an on-time setup fee of 38.-Euro. Source: www.asiadns.com

VNNIC is the registry for Vietnam that manages the entire .vn zone. Link: www.vnnic.net

Ngoc Hung