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Chinese characters coming soon to Internet domain names

THE Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has agreed that ``.中国'', meaning China, can officially begin use as a domain name next year, Jiefang Daily reported. The China Internet Network Information... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Jul 03 2008

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