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Chapter 12: Web and Print Publishing
The CN Domain
e CN domain, which is a ccTLD that covers China, is managed by CNNIC (China In-
ternet Network Information Center).
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is domain includes six subdomains, as indicated
in Table 12-5.
CN subdomainsTable 12-5.
Subdomain Description
ac Academic or scientic research institutions
com Corporations
edu Educational institutions
gov Government agencies
net Network providers
org Organizations
ere are also regional subdomains that indicate the province, such as bj for Beijing. Also
of interest is that CNNIC has proposed Chinese names for these subdomains, such as
for com, for net, and even for cn as a ccTLD.
The HK Domain
e HK domain, which is a ccTLD, covers Hong Kong, which is now a Special Admin-
istrative Region (SAR) of China. HKDNR (Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Com-
pany) manages this domain.
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Table 12-6 lists the six HK subdomains, along with their
ocial names in Chinese.
HK subdomainsTable 12-6.
Subdomain In Chinese Description
com
公司
Corporations
edu
教育
Educational institutions
gov
政府
Government agencies
idv
個人
Individuals
net
網絡
Network providers
org
組織
Organizations
* http://www.cnnic.net.cn/
† http://www.hkdnr.hk/