register a non american domain like com.au or com.nz

live in usa plan but want to register a domain with com.cn

[Animated]

i am a web developer in usa but i plan to do business in china too do i have to register domains like com.cn from china or can it be done from usa too?

[daveVk]

Dont know about china and kiwi land, for something.com.au you need an australian registered company or tradename called 'something' or similar. [auda.org.au...]

[edited by: jatar_k at 1:32 pm (utc) on Jan. 23, 2007]
[edit reason] switched to registry link [/edit]

[bill]

Each ccTLD has its own rules and regulations for their respective domains. Some countries require legal residence, some require that you are a citizen, and others are open to registration for anyone. You've got to refer to the organization that controls each:

IANA ccTLD Database [iana.org]

Second level .cn domains were made available recently and are open to registration from anywhere in the world. Check out our Asia Pacific forum [webmasterworld.com] for more threads about this topic.