China pushes its own net domains

China is ramping up creation of a parallel system of net domains to tempt more Chinese people to go online.

By using Chinese language net domains it aims to reach those people who do not speak English - still the most widely used language online.

China also hopes to accelerate its own dotcom boom by encouraging Chinese people to register more net domains.

With 110 million people online, China is already the second largest net-using nation on Earth. Read More