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{{TLD|
{{TLD|
|logo =
|logo =
|status = Proposed
|status = Delegated
|manager =
|manager =
|country =
|country =
|language =
|language =
|translation =
|translation = "website" or "portal"
|registryprovider =[[KNET]]
|registryprovider =[[KNET]]
|registrations =
|registrations =
}}
}}
'''.wang''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Zodiac]] (Zodiac Leo Limited).<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
'''.wang''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Zodiac]] (Zodiac Leo Limited).<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 03 January, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 06 Jan 2014</ref>
==Application Excerpts==
==Application Excerpts==
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
Under the vision and leadership of James Seng, with the support of angels, venture capital firm and family offices of approximately USD 20 million in place for the application and operation of the new gTLDs, Zodiac is seeking to become the first and largest privately held ICANN-approved TLD registry operator in Asia. It intends to operate TLDs that are centric to the Chinese culture.
Under the vision and leadership of James Seng, with the support of angels, venture capital firm and family offices of approximately USD 20 million in place for the application and operation of the new gTLDs, Zodiac is seeking to become the first and largest privately held ICANN-approved TLD registry operator in Asia. It intends to operate TLDs that are centric to the Chinese culture.
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A lot of Internet related terms in Chinese already contain this character. For example, network is known as “STRING” + luo, Internet community is “STRING” + min etc. This high level of occurrence of this “STRING” term implies a general acceptance by and stickiness in the memory of the Chinese Internet community if there is such a “.STRING” gTLD."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus Application download from gTLDresult.ICANN.org]Retrieved 6 Feb 2013</ref>
A lot of Internet related terms in Chinese already contain this character. For example, network is known as “STRING” + luo, Internet community is “STRING” + min etc. This high level of occurrence of this “STRING” term implies a general acceptance by and stickiness in the memory of the Chinese Internet community if there is such a “.STRING” gTLD."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus Application download from gTLDresult.ICANN.org]Retrieved 6 Feb 2013</ref>
==Contract Signed==
On 24 October 2013, [[Zodiac]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .wang after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 25 Oct 2013</ref>
==Delegation and Availability==
.wang was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on January 3, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref>
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Technology New gTLDs|wang]]
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[[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|wang]]