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Internet country code top-level domain for North Korea November 2024 July 2026 .kp y 2007 09 24 Country code top-level domain Active Star Joint Venture Korea Computer Center (until2011)Star Joint Venture (since 2011) Entities connected with North Korea Used mainly by the North Korean government and businesses in North Korea Must be a company, organization, or government entity based in North Korea Names can be registered directly at the second level, or at the third level within generic second-level domains Registry website address published on IANA Delegation Record is no longer accessible(Archive page) 28 19 September 2016 North Korea accidentally lets slip all its .KP domains — and there aren't many Coldewey Devin TechCrunch 20 September 2016 21 September 2016 https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/20/north-korea-accidentally-lets-slip-all-its-kp-domains-and-there-arent-many/ 150px .kp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for North Korea (DPRK). It was created on 24 September 2007."Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors". 11 September 2007. History The DPRK applied for the .kp Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in 2004. ICANN, however, refused because the DPRK did not meet some of the requirements.June 2022 Another attempt was later made via the Korea Computer Center (KCC) Europe in 2006. The main body of KCC and the DPRK Ambassador to the United Nations petitioned ICANN again. They were refused again for providing insufficient information. A new application was sent in January 2007, and an ICANN delegation visited the country in May. This time, ICANN finally agreed to assign .kp to the DPRK.Seliger Bernhard Schmidt Stefan The Hermit Kingdom Goes Online: Information Technology, Internet Use and Communication Policy in North Korea https://books.google.com/books?id=qKhDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PP9 2010 McFarland Jefferson 978-1-4766-1770-1 9 One of the first organizations to adopt a .kp domain was the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in 2009.Hoare James E. Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea https://books.google.com/books?id=rh5h4bZgkhEC&pg=PA231 2012 Scarecrow Press London 978-0-8108-7987-4 231 Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Previously, the .kp domain was managed by the Korea Computer Center (KCC) Europe. A large number of .kp websites were also hosted by KCC Europe in Germany. However, in 2011, management was transferred to the Pyongyang-based Star Joint Venture.".kp domain assigned to Star JV". North Korea Tech. 3 May 2011. Second-level domains Neither the DPRK government agencies nor the central registry have published the second-level domain registration rules. However, according to the using practices shown by the currently existing and accessible DPRK domains and websites, while regarding the worldwide country code second-level domain distribution rules, the second-level domain rules in the DPRK can be interpreted as below. aca.kp : Academic research institutes com.kp : Companies edu.kp : Higher education institutions law.kp : Legal firms org.kp : Organizations gov.kp : Government departments rep.kp : Agencies associated with the Workers' Party of Korea net.kp : Internet service providers and email service providers sca.kp : Affiliated institutes under the Ministry of Culture The following are externally accessible domain name examples of the use of second-level domain names: aca.kp : mirae.aca.kp, buhung.aca.kp com.kp : airkoryo.com.kp, knic.com.kp, kpeic.com.kp, dprkrcs.com.kp edu.kp : ryongnamsan.edu.kp, kut.edu.kp, gpsh.edu.kp law.kp : fia.law.kp org.kp : cooks.org.kp, koredufund.org.kp, kass.org.kp gov.kp : mfa.gov.kp, moph.gov.kp, tourismdprk.gov.kp rep.kp : rodong.rep.kp, vok.rep.kp, gnu.rep.kp net.kp : [Usually appears as the extension for email addresses published elsewhere on other DPRK websites: e.g. @star-co.net.kp] sca.kp : korart.sca.kp List of domains Active domains 2026 July, over 40 domains are active under the .kp top-level domain. These are as follows:KwangYa Sites http://dprkportal.kp/guide Ryugyong Programming Center 2025-01-11 Bold indicates a dedicated article on the website itself. airkoryo.com.kp buhung.aca.kp cooks.org.kp dprknado.org.kp dprkportal.kp dprkrcs.com.kp fia.law.kp gpsh.edu.kp kass.org.kp kcna.kp kftrade.com.kp kiyctc.com.kp knic.com.kp korart.sca.kp korean-books.com.kp North Korean cultural websites Williams Martyn North Korea Tech 13 September 2017 21 September 2017 http://www.northkoreatech.org/the-north-korean-website-list/north-korean-cultural-websites/ koreanarchitecture.gov.kp koredufund.org.kp korelcfund.org.kp korfilm.com.kp kpeic.com.kp korstamp.com.kphttps://www.northkoreatech.org/2020/12/31/north-korean-stamps-website-appears/ North Korean stamps website appears Martyn Williams 30 December 2020 North Korea Tech kut.edu.kp Kim Chaek University of Technology launches Internet web site Williams Martyn North Korea Tech 9 August 2018 11 September 2018 http://www.northkoreatech.org/2018/08/09/kim-chaek-university-of-technology-launches-internet-web-site/ kza.org.kpNorth Korean zoo launches English website in possible bid to attract tourists 27 January 2025 2025-01-28 https://www.nknews.org/2025/01/north-korean-zoo-launches-english-website-in-possible-bid-to-attract-tourists/ NK News ma.gov.kp manmulsang.com.kp Manmusang website appears on the Internet Williams Martyn North Korea Tech 27 September 2018 27 September 2018 http://www.northkoreatech.org/2018/09/27/manmusang-website-appears-on-the-internet/ mediaryugyong.com.kp mfa.gov.kp North Korean government and NGO websites Williams Martyn North Korea Tech 13 September 2017 21 September 2017 http://www.northkoreatech.org/the-north-korean-website-list/north-korean-government-ngo-websites/ minju.rep.kp mirae.aca.kp moph.gov.kp naenara.com.kp pyongyangtimes.com.kp The Pyongyang Times has a new address Williams Martyn North Korea Tech 14 September 2017 16 September 2017 http://www.northkoreatech.org/2017/09/14/pyongyang-times-new-address/ rodong.rep.kp ryomyong.edu.kp ryongnamsan.edu.kp silibank.net.kp (mail server only)KOREA MA http://www.ma.gov.kp/index.php/home/index/en 2025-01-11 sdprk.org.kp star-co.net.kp (mail server only) tourismdprk.gov.kp North Korea's tourism agency is online Williams Martyn North Korea Tech 19 July 2017 30 July 2017 http://www.northkoreatech.org/2017/07/19/north-koreas-tourism-agency-online/ vok.rep.kp youth.rep.kp yongsaeng.org.kp Some .kp addresses are used by the North Korean Internet only,Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=wSlOkuwWKo4C&pg=PA246 2008 IDRC 978-0-7619-3674-9 246 .kp North Korea Kyungmin Ko Seungkwon Jang Heejin LeeChen Cheng Ko Kyungmin Lee Ji-Yong 2010-11-18 North Korea's Internet strategy and its political implications https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2010.522249 The Pacific Review 23 5 649–670 10.1080/09512748.2010.522249 155030925 0951-2748 subscription and some of them are only accessible in the Kwangmyong network, alongside regularly-used 24-bit block IPv4 private addresses. Former domains These domains are not included on the "dprkportal.kp" website as of 2026, but existed in the past. futurere.com.kp조선료리 (futurere.com.kp) http://futurere.com.kp/kp/ 2025-01-11 29 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220629052953/http://futurere.com.kp/kp/ bot: unknown"a" Based on the Wayback Machine's snapshot, these websites displayed content of "Korean Dishes" website. "cooks" gnu.rep.kpPyongyang Broadcasting Station to launch website 29 January 2013 https://www.northkoreatech.org/2013/01/30/radio-pyongyang-to-launch-website/ North Korea Tech 2025-01-11Farewell, Pyongyang Broadcasting? 18 January 2024 https://www.38north.org/2024/01/farewell-pyongyang-broadcasting/ 38 North 2025-01-11 ksf.com.kpKorea Sports Fund http://ksf.com.kp/en 2025-01-11 12 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112204038/http://ksf.com.kp/en bot: unknown masikryong.com.kp조선민주주의인민공화국 국가해사감독국 http://masikryong.com.kp/ 2025-01-11 1 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210401031500/http://masikryong.com.kp/ bot: unknown"b" Based on the Wayback Machine's snapshot, these websites displayed content of the Maritime Administration of North Korea's website. "ma.gov.kp" nta.gov.kp조선관광 http://nta.gov.kp/ 2025-01-11 16 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170316132851/http://nta.gov.kp/ bot: unknown polestar.com.kp조선료리 (polestar.com.kp) http://polestar.com.kp/kp/ 2025-01-11 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630172323/http://polestar.com.kp/kp/ bot: unknown"a" "cooks" pulbora.edu.kp불보라 http://www.pulbora.edu.kp/ 2025-01-11 24 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190424004513/http://www.pulbora.edu.kp/ dead samhae.com.kp조선료리 (samhae.com.kp) http://samhae.com.kp/kp/ 2025-01-11 29 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220629152949/http://samhae.com.kp/kp/ bot: unknown"a" "cooks" star.co.kpStar http://www.star.co.kp/ 2025-01-11 15 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615025207/http://www.star.co.kp/ dead friend.com.kpFriend-DPRK Home https://www.friend.com.kp/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260517011529/https://www.friend.com.kp/ 17 May 2026 11 July 2026 See also North Korea Internet Communications in North Korea Internet censorship in North Korea Internet in North Korea List of North Korean websites banned in South Korea List of North Korea-related topics .kr (top-level domain for the Republic of Korea) Kwangmyong (network) Notes efn References External links Registration website at Star Joint Venture IANA — .kp Domain Delegation Data ICANN 2007 announcement of a request to delegate .kp domain http://www.etnews.com/200307270031 ko:北 'kp' 도메인 사용 홈페이지 속속 개설 North Korean homepages with 'kp' domain name open 28 July 2003 Junja Shinmun ko The North Korean Website List at North Korea Tech Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Internet in North Korea Category:Internet properties established in 2007 sv:Toppdomän#K