.新闻

Overview

• .新闻 is an internationalized gTLD (IDN) using Simplified Chinese characters; its literal translation is "news".
• Proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program, .新闻 is intended as a Chinese-language namespace for news and mass communication.

History

• Application: Submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Delegation: The application succeeded and .新闻 was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 24 August 2015.
• Operator and registry details:
  • Managed by Xinhua News Agency Guangdong Branch (listed as the Registry).
  • Registry provider noted as KNET.
  • Application contact: Edmon Chung.
• Category: Classified under Media (new gTLDs). Priority number listed as 29 in application metadata.

Usage and Audience

• Target audiences:

  • Traditional and non-traditional news organizations serving China and the global Chinese-speaking community.
  • Brands and companies seeking a Chinese-language platform for press releases, product announcements, investor relations, and market campaigns.
  • Individuals looking to publish personal announcements (e.g., prenuptials, birth notices, achievements) in Chinese.

• Typical use cases described in the application:

  • Brands using 名称.新闻 (e.g., 品牌.新闻, 产品.新闻) to publish official communications and engage customers outside proprietary platforms.
  • Media and non-media establishments publishing locally, regionally, nationally, and globally relevant news content to Chinese-speaking audiences.

SEO and Brand Impact

• Positioning from the application:
  • .新闻 was envisioned as an open generic IDN namespace to support delivery of current and relevant news events in Chinese.
  • The application highlights potential brand benefits such as better customer retention, direct feedback channels, and improved investor relations via a brand-controlled " .新闻" platform.
  • The stated vision sees .新闻 as a potential nucleus for news and mass communication activities and as a driver of economic and social value for news producers and consumers.

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domain:       新闻
domain-ace:   XN--EFVY88H

organisation: Guangzhou YU Wei Information and Technology Co.,Ltd
address:      No.1 Linhexi Road
address:      Tianhe District
address:      Guangzhou Guangdong
address:      China

contact:      administrative
name:         CEO
organisation: Guangzhou YU Wei Information and Technology Co.,Ltd
address:      Woodside Plaza
address:      240 St Georges Terrace
address:      Guangzhou Guangdong 510610
address:      China
phone:        +86 20 6622 2543
fax-no:       +86 20 6622 2813
e-mail:       registry@xinhuagd.cn

contact:      technical
name:         CTO
organisation: Guangzhou YU Wei Information and Technology Co.,Ltd
address:      3302 International Trade Center
address:      No.1 Linhe Xi Road
address:      Guangzhou Guangdong 510610
address:      China
phone:        +86 20 6622 2543
fax-no:       +86 20 6622 2813
e-mail:       technology@xinhuagd.cn

nserver:      A.ZDNSCLOUD.CN 203.99.24.1
nserver:      B.ZDNSCLOUD.CN 203.99.25.1
nserver:      C.ZDNSCLOUD.COM 203.99.26.1
nserver:      D.ZDNSCLOUD.COM 203.99.27.1
nserver:      F.ZDNSCLOUD.CN 116.169.54.111
nserver:      G.ZDNSCLOUD.COM 223.72.199.37
nserver:      I.ZDNSCLOUD.CN 2401:8d00:1:0:0:0:0:1
nserver:      J.ZDNSCLOUD.COM 2401:8d00:2:0:0:0:0:1
ds-rdata:     36754 8 2 d4a3344e3eb4166464489b5a5706ace8b8ad7cdc2d3c0aea088e8851b8e24de2

whois:        whois.nic.xn--efvy88h

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.gd.xinhua.org

created:      2015-08-06
changed:      2024-12-23
source:       IANA