OOXML cannot write non Latin characters in URLs
OOXML cannot write non Latin characters in URLs, so it is not appropriate for China, Japan, Korea and much other countries.
Peter Junge wrote in his article An open document standard for China:
Another important standard that Microsoft does not support, is the RFC 3987 specification, which defines UTF-8 capable Internet addresses.
Consequently, OOXML does not support the use of Oriental characters within a Web address, neither others.
China, Japan and Korea, among others, cannot use write their usual characters in the URLs of OOXML.
The same happens for east European and Arabic languages using not Latin characters in their alphabet and their URLs.
Great "internationalization" of your formats, Microsoft! The majority of the Earth population cannot write their URLs in your "provincial" format.
This serious technical deficiency of the OOXML specification affects to at least to the following ISO/IEC members:
ISO members not able to write URLs in their language with ISO/IEC DIS 29500
Note: P-members are in bold
| Country | Institution | Phone | Fax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | IANOR | gro.ronai|ronai#gro.ronai|ronai | +213 21 64 20 75 | +213 21 64 17 61 |
| Armenia | SARM | ma.mras|mras#ma.mras|mras | +374 10 23 70 20 | +374 10 28 56 20 |
| Azerbaijan | AZSTAND | za.vog.dnatsza|sza#za.vog.dnatsza|sza | +99 412 440 52 24 | +99 412 449 36 81 |
| Bahrain | BSMD | hb.vog.ecremmoc|dmsb#hb.vog.ecremmoc|dmsb | +973 17 57 48 71 | +973 17 53 07 30 |
| Bangladesh | BSTI | ten.algnab|itsb#ten.algnab|itsb | +880 2 882 14 62 | +880 2 913 15 81 |
| Belarus | BELST | yb.xetina|tsleb_tradnats#yb.xetina|tsleb_tradnats | +375 17 233 52 13 | +375 17 233 25 88 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAS | ab.vog.sab|dnats#ab.vog.sab|dnats | +387 57 31 05 60 | +387 57 31 05 75 |
| Bulgaria | BDS | gro.gb-sdb|sdradnats#gro.gb-sdb|sdradnats | +359 2 81 74 504 | +359 2 87 35 597 |
| China | SAC | nc.vog.cas|cas#nc.vog.cas|cas | +86 10 82 26 06 59 | +86 10 82 26 06 60 |
| Cyprus | CYS | yc.gro.syc|sdradnatsyc#yc.gro.syc|sdradnatsyc | +357 22 41 14 11 | +357 22 41 15 11 |
| Egypt | EOS | ge.ten.csdi|iom#ge.ten.csdi|iom | +20 22 284 55 28 | +20 22 284 55 04 |
| Ethiopia | QSAE | te.tenoihte|easq#te.tenoihte|easq | +251 11 646 08 81 | +251 11 646 08 80 |
| Fiji | FTSQCO | jf.vog.tenvog|siwelc#jf.vog.tenvog|siwelc | +679 3 30 54 11 | +679 3 30 26 17 |
| Greece | ELOT | rg.tole|ofni#rg.tole|ofni | +30 210 21 20 100 | +30 210 21 20 131 |
| India | BIS | ni.gro.sib|dri#ni.gro.sib|dri | +91 11 23 23 79 91 | +91 11 23 23 93 99 |
| Indonesia | BSN | di.ro.nsb|nsb#di.ro.nsb|nsb | +62 21 574 70 43-44 | +62 21 574 70 45 |
| Iran | ISIRI | ri.gro.irisi|dradnats#ri.gro.irisi|dradnats | +98 261 280 60 31-8 | +98 261 280 50 15 |
| Iraq | COSQC | moc.oohay|cqsoc#moc.oohay|cqsoc | +964 1 776 19 80 | +964 1 776 19 81 |
| Israel | SII | iso/li.gro.iis|cei#li.gro.iis|cei | +972 3 646 51 00 | +972 3 641 96 83 |
| Japan | JISC | pj.og.item|csijosi#pj.og.item|csijosi | +81 3 35 01 94 71 | +81 3 35 80 86 37 |
| Jordan | JISM | oj.vog.msij|msij#oj.vog.msij|msij | +962 6 568 03 16 | +962 6 568 10 99 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZMEMST | zk.tsmem|ler_tni#zk.tsmem|ler_tni | +7 3172 79 33 01 | +7 3172 24 02 48 |
| Kenya | KEBS | gro.sbek|ofni#gro.sbek|ofni | +254 20 60 54 90 | +254 20 60 96 60 |
| Korea | CSK | moc.361|1030kdp#moc.361|1030kdp | +85 0 2 18111 | +85 0 2 381 44 80 |
| Korea | KATS | rk.og.stak|dradnats#rk.og.stak|dradnats | +82 2 509 73 99 | +82 2 509 7344 |
| Kuwait | KOWSMD | wk.vog.iap|dmswoK#wk.vog.iap|dmswoK | +965 530 26 26 | +965 530 26 25 |
| Lebanon | LIBNOR | gro.ronbil|ronbil#gro.ronbil|ronbil | +961 1 48 59 27 | +961 1 48 59 29 |
| Libya | LNCSM | moc.oohay|09mscnl#moc.oohay|09mscnl | +218 21 462 72 80 | +218 21 463 08 85 |
| Malaysia | DSM | ym.vog.aisyalamsdradnats|lartnec#ym.vog.aisyalamsdradnats|lartnec | +60 3 88 85 80 00 | +60 3 88 88 50 60 |
| Mongolia | MASM | ten.lognom|msam#ten.lognom|msam | +976 11 45 20 91 | +976 11 45 80 32 |
| Morocco | SNIMA | am.vog.tenicm|amins#am.vog.tenicm|amins | +212 37 71 62 14 | +212 37 71 17 98 |
| Oman | DGSM | mo.ten.letnamo|321msgd#mo.ten.letnamo|321msgd | +968 2481 32 38 | +968 2481 59 92 |
| Pakistan | PSQCA | kp.ten.repus|gdacqsp#kp.ten.repus|gdacqsp | +92 21 920 62 60 | +92 21 920 62 63 |
| Qatar | QS | aq.ten.rataq|dradnats#aq.ten.rataq|dradnats | +974 447 98 05 | +974 447 90 52 |
| Russian Federation | GOST R | ur.tsog|osi#ur.tsog|osi | +7 495 236 40 44 | +7 495 236 62 31 |
| Saudi Arabia | SASO | as.gro.osas|osas#as.gro.osas|osas | +966 1 452 00 00 | +966 1 452 00 86 |
| Serbia | ISS | uy.gro.suj|suj#uy.gro.suj|suj | +381 11 25 47 096 | +381 11 35 41 258 |
| Sri Lanka | SLSI | kl.tls.isls|gd#kl.tls.isls|gd | +94 11 267 15 74 | +94 11 267 15 79 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | SASMO | ys.ten|omsas#ys.ten|omsas | +963 11 452 98 23 | +963 11 452 82 14 |
| Thailand | TISI | ht.og.isit|talertni#ht.og.isit|talertni | +66 2 202 34 00-2 | +66 2 354 30 41 |
| Macedonia | ISRM | km.vog.mrsi|mrsi#km.vog.mrsi|mrsi | +389 2 329 89 44 | +389 2 329 89 45 |
| Tunisia | INNORPI | nt.ita.liame|iproni#nt.ita.liame|iproni | +216 71 806 758 | +216 71 807 071 |
| Turkey | TSE | rt.gro.est|msu#rt.gro.est|msu | +90 312 416 62 64 | +90 312 416 66 10 |
| Ukraine | DSSU | au.vog.ussd|utsd#au.vog.ussd|utsd | +380 44 226 29 71 | +380 44 226 29 70 |
| United Arab Emirates | ESMA | ea.amse|amse#ea.amse|amse | +971 2 671 11 10 | +971 2 671 59 99 |
| Uzbekistan | UZSTANDARD | zu.tradnats|tszu#zu.tradnats|tszu | +998 71 144 96 01 | +998 71 396 71 93 |
| Viet Nam | TCVN | nv.nnv.nh|1tqhq#nv.nnv.nh|1tqhq | +84 4 791 16 33 | +84 4 791 15 95 |