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|translation = "website" or "portal"

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'''.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:

"Zodiac Holdings Limited (“Zodiac”) was founded and incorporated in Cayman Islands by [[James Seng]] in 2008 in anticipation of the launch of the ICANN new gTLD program. Currently, it is headquartered in Hong Kong and has an operation center in Beijing, China. The team consists of experienced veterans in the global and China domain name industry like James Seng and former [[CNNIC|China Network Information Center]] (CNNIC) employees such as Eugene Li.

"Zodiac Holdings Limited (“Zodiac”) was founded and incorporated in Cayman Islands by [[James Seng]] in 2008 in anticipation of the launch of the ICANN new gTLD program. Currently, it is headquartered in Hong Kong and has an operation center in Beijing, China. The team consists of experienced veterans in the global and China domain name industry like James Seng and former [[CNNIC|China Network Information Center]] (CNNIC) employees such as Eugene Li.

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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==Contract Signed==

==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>

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>

==References==

==References==

[[Category:TLD]]

[[Category:TLD]]

[[Category:Technology New gTLDs|wang]]

[[Category:Technology New gTLDs|wang]]