.tw

.tw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of China (Taiwan). The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by TWNIC. Registrations are accepted by commercial registrars. Neulevel has entered into a partnership with TWNIC to market the <tt>tw</tt> outside Taiwan.

ICANN assigned two internationalized domain names (IDN) for Taiwan on June 25, 2010:

• 台灣 - taiwan in traditional Chinese characters (DNS name: xn--kpry57d)
• 台湾 - taiwan in simplified Chinese characters (DNS name: xn--kprw13d)

No registrations under these domain have been conducted as of August 2010.

Registrations under <tt>tw</tt> are possible in second-level space or under various domains as third-level domains:

• <tt>edu.tw</tt>: for educational and academic institutions
• <tt>gov.tw</tt>: for ROC government agencies, operated by the Republic of China
• <tt>mil.tw</tt>: for the Republic of China Armed Forces, operated by the Republic of China
• <tt>com.tw</tt>: for companies or firms (Taiwanese or foreign) registered under the laws of their country
• <tt>net.tw</tt>: for network or telecommunications license holders
• <tt>org.tw</tt>: for non-profit organizations (Taiwanese or foreign) established according to the laws of their country
• <tt>idv.tw</tt>: for individuals (must verify their identity......
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