What are Vietnamese domain names?

According to Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, Vietnamese domain names are internationalized domain names which are formed by characters defined in the table of Vietnamese characters and symbols or expanded Vietnamese characters and symbols according to the Vietnam standard 6909:2001 and separated by the mark “-“, including lower-level Vietnamese domain names below ".vn" domain names.

Vietnamese domain names include generic secondary-level Vietnamese domain names classified by geographical entities, specific secondary-level Vietnamese domain names and third-level domain names below secondary-level domain names classified by geographical entities.

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

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

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

Note: Applicants shall be responsible for managing and using registered domain names in compliance with legal regulations on Internet resources.

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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