May 2026 ICANN officially opened the 2026 New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Application Round, enabling organizations across the Asia-Pacific region to apply for new domain extensions and creating significant opportunities for regional domain registrars to expand their service portfolios.
March 2026 ICANN concluded the two-year Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) pilot, reporting broad participation from accredited registrars and announcing the next phase of registration data access improvements to strengthen the global domain name ecosystem, including Asia-Pacific registrars.
October 2025 ICANN expanded participation in the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) across the Asia-Pacific region by onboarding additional accredited registrars, improving secure access to non-public domain registration data and strengthening collaboration across the registrar ecosystem.
June 2025 GMO Internet Group expanded its domain registration and cloud infrastructure services across the Asia-Pacific region through enhanced registrar offerings and enterprise digital infrastructure initiatives, strengthening its regional domain management portfolio.
May 2025 ICANN, in collaboration with the Viet Nam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) and regional Internet ecosystem partners, hosted the APAC DNS Forum 2025 in Hanoi to strengthen cooperation among domain registrars, registries, and policymakers while promoting Universal Acceptance and domain name ecosystem development.