Vietnam: 13 generic secondary-level unaccented domain names classified by fields

According to Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, generic secondary-level unaccented domain names classified by fields include the following:

- COM.VN particularly designed for organizations, individuals involved in trading and commercial activities;

- BIZ.VN particularly designed for organizations, individuals involved in trading and commercial activities (the same as COM.VN domain);

- EDU.VN particularly designed for organizations, individuals involved in educational and training activities;

- GOV.VN particularly designed for central and local state agencies;

- NET.VN particularly designed for organizations, individuals involved in online service establishment and provision activities;

- ORG.VN particularly designed for organizations involved in political, cultural and social activities;

- INT.VN particularly designed for international organizations;

- AC.VN particularly designed for organizations, individuals involved in research activities;

- PRO.VN particularly designed for organizations, individuals involved in highly specialized activities;

- INFO.VN particularly designed for organizations, individuals involved in information production, distribution and supply activities;

- HEALTH.VN particularly designed for organizations, individuals involved in pharmaceutical and medical activities;

- NAME.VN particularly designed for individuals applying for registration of personal name domains;

- Other domains stipulated by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Besides, Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTTTT also stipulates other generic unaccented domain names such as:

- Generic secondary-level unaccented domain names classified by geographical entities refer to the domain names coined after unaccented names of centrally-affiliated cities or provinces and commonly used by and not allocated particularly to organizations or individuals (such as hanoi.vn, haiphong.vn, etc.).

- Specific secondary-level unaccented domain names refer to unaccented domain names specifically intended for organizations or individuals applying for the domain registration to meet private demands.

- Third-level unaccented domain names refer to unaccented domain names which are below generic secondary-level unaccented domain names classified by fields, generic secondary-level unaccented domain names classified by geographical entities, and are intended for organizations or individuals applying for the domain registration to meet private demands.

More details can be found in Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, which takes effect from October 10, 2015.

Le Hai

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