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Just when you thought it was safe - internationalized domain names Wednesday, November 4, 2009 — IP on the net
Internationalized Domain Names are domain names which do not use the English a-z and 0-9 characters previously required by the domain name system. Under the new system for example, a domain name might be entirely in Chinese characters. The aim is to make it easier for those users who do not have English as a language to use the Internet (if you look at the primary language in the home location of most users, there are more Internet users from non-English countries than from English). |
ICANN, the governance body responsible for policy relating to Internet domain names, recently voted in favour of adding 
