Had a good week in China & Macau where I was able to just enjoy the culture. Hong Kong is a big tourist capital of China so I didn’t see many websites advertised outside to attract tourists. This makes sense because most may have researched before coming to Hong Kong.
I did see the Macau.com advertised there. China is different than Japan. Way different.
When it comes to IDNs domains we must really put aside our personal feelings as an investor & try to think about the average domain user. Like the current explosion of the Russian extension. This reaction is the same I see with Japan & China when the domains become fully internationalized. The ccTLDs have an advantage that they are managed locally. The people who live in these places trust their own first & others later.
These are my personal opinions. There are also new domain services in Japan recently. I’ll write more about them when I have time. Things are picking up here. As I said about 4 years ago the IDN markets needs services that cater to local people. These are beginning to get launched one by here in Tokyo.
Anyway Hong Kong was great hope to have another week there exploring someday.