The registry for .asia domain extension has been delayed the start of the sunrise period by an extra month. Sunrise will now start on the following three part launch.

The registry has published the following dates on May 21, 2007. A list of reserved domains has been listed that have been set aside of regional registries and governments.

September 7, 2007: Sunrise 1 reserved for registration of names by Governments and Public Bodies within the DotAsia region as defined by ICANN. (73 countries listed below.)

October 7, 2007: Sunrise 2 reserved for intellectual property holders subdivided into three sub-periods:

SR2a is for trademarks and service marks registered and currently in use and applied for prior to March 16, 2004.

SR2b is for trademarks and service marks already registered and applied for prior to December 6, 2006.

SR3c is for variants of trademarks and service mark names already registered during SR2a or SR2b with punctuation marks variations or a generic term added.

November 7, 2007: Sunrise 3 - reserved for names of companies and organizations within the DotAsia region as defined by ICANN. (73 countries listed below.)

February 8, 2008: Landrush - anyone meeting the DotAsia charter eligibility requirements may apply for any Domain Name. Premium prices will apply during this period.

March 2008: Go Live -nyone meeting the DotAsia charter eligibility requirements may apply for any domain name on a first-come-first-served basis.