Tag: Asia

time:matters opens branch office in Singapore

Posted by | Jun 15, 2008 | |

time:matters is continuing its internationalisation strategy with the establishment of its first Asian branch in Singapore. More Asian locations are planned for the near future.

As the Asian headquarters, the new time:matters Asia Pacific Ltd. in Singapore is responsible for on-site customer service in East and Southeast Asia as well as in the Pacific area.

Following the establishment of European branches in Switzerland and Austria, Poland and the Netherlands, the new site in Singapore is time:matters’ first Asian branch office. Up to now the company has been represented locally by sales agents from the parent company Lufthansa Cargo in more than 20 Asian cities. The number of time:matters’ own offices on the Asian continent is to increase in the coming months.

With the establishment of the branch office in Singapore, time:matters is taking into account that the need for extremely fast, yet at the same time highly reliable logistics solutions is increasing worldwide – especially on intercontinental routes – which particularly applies to the Asia-Pacific region.

Manufacturing processes that are characterised by the increasing outsourcing of individual production steps as well as the continual reduction of storage, also cause logistics – especially in the Asia-Pacific area – to be faced with new challenges with regards to speed and punctuality.

time:matters said that it orients itself towards these requirements, whereby the focus in the Asia-Pacific region is currently on the car-supplier and the high-tech industries. The operator’s solutions for the transport of time-critical shipments, for example spare parts or electronic components, are particularly useful for other logistics service providers.

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Japan Post to outsource rural operations to Secom

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to outsource some of its post office operations to Secom Co., the nation’s biggest security-services company, in an attempt to maintain its rural network, the Nikkei English News said, without citing anyone.

Of Secom’s 2,200 stations across Japan, three or four in remote regions will accept mail and provide financial services on behalf of Japan Post as early as the end of this year, the news service said.

Japan Post, which began its 10-year privatization process in October, is required to maintain its nationwide network of more than 24,000 post offices while increasing profit, Nikkei said. Japan Post Network Co., a postal subsidiary of the world’s largest financial institution by assets, will outsource to big firms for the first time, the news service said.

Japan Post Network currently uses limited-service branches such as individuals and local government offices to provide mail and postal savings, Nikkei reported. As of May 31, 454 such branches, mostly in rural areas, had been closed because of aging operators and loss of customers, Nikkei said.

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End of nation’s postal subsidies in sight (Vietnam)

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

Viet Nam’s postal sector may see tough times ahead, as the Government is considers cutting loss compensations in the sector to heal the ailing industry by 2013.
The Government will cut subsidies to the postal sector in 2013. How are the relevant authorities preparing for this?
The Government recently passed a public postal development plan, in which will gradually reduce subsidies to the postal sector, and completely end them in 2013. This was a very important decision, and it will have a strong impact on the sector.
We can see that the 2013 deadline is appropriate, despite the fact that it is unprecedented in Viet Nam. However, the separation is a litter bit late and needs the efforts of both the postal sector and the Government.
Can you tell me more about what the Government will do for the postal sector, before leaving it alone?
First of all, we’re giving the sector a 5-year transitional period, which will help it to prepare for the future.
Secondly, there will be two types of postal entities. One will belong to the Government and will be geared towards public service, while the other will be privately owned and will operate with market principles.
However, service prices at State-owned postal companies will be at least 10 times less than those of privately-owned companies.
Is it true that the ministry is also considering an adjustment to the prices of some postal services?
This is a very hot topic. The Ministry of Information and Communication has directed the postal sector to create a price adjustment roadmap for the near future.
In fact, the current price of postage stamps is very low, well below operating costs. An increase to service prices would help local postal operators improve postal networks and invest in new technologies.
However, as the economy is facing difficulties now with skyrocketing inflation rates, timing for any hikes would not be decided until next year.

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Postal service to get new legal framework in Vietnam

Posted by | Jun 10, 2008 | |

Viet Nam is updating the set of laws surrounding the post in order to guide postal activities and control new market developments, especially the participation of domestic and foreign logistics companies.

Viet Nam would also raise the quality of postal services by separating the post from telecommunications and establishing an independent postal enterprise, the Viet Nam Posts Corporation, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Thanh Hung.

He said the ministry was considering raising the price of postage stamps from VND800 to between VND1,200-VND1,500.

Hung said the present price was below operating costs, but added that a hike would help local postal operators improve postal networks and invest in new technologies, as the Government was still paying compensation for losses in the postal sector. However, he said the timing of any hike would not be decided until next year.

Hung was speaking as about 150 delegates from 30 countries gathered in Ha Noi for the 31st Asian Pacific Postal Executive Council (APPU-EC) meeting.

They will focus on such things as domestic express mail services (EMS), mail security and e-business.

According to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC), several new postal services will be outlined at the meeting, such as e-post from South Korea.

“The aim is to strengthen co-operation among postal administrations in the Asia Pacific region,” said Nguyen Thanh Hung.

Hung said the five-day event would also discuss and harmonise regional views on proposals for the Universal Postal Union Congress later this year.

“Viet Nam continues to develop its postal sector, and I hope the event will help us gain more practical experience from member countries,” said Hung

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DHL aims to impart beach safety knowledge to children with “DHL Kids’ Lifesaving Experience”

Posted by | Jun 9, 2008 | |

DHL has held its “DHL Kids’ Lifesaving Experience” on 8 June 2008, almost one month before the beach open this summer.

The event, which aimed to teach children about water and beach safety, was held at Shirahama Ohama Beach in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture.

The “DHL Kids’ Lifesaving Experience” reflects one of DHL Japan’s core themes in its Corporate Sustainability initiatives, which is “Supporting Future Generations”.

The event this year marks the fifth time it has been organized, with the inaugural event taking place in 2004.

This year’s event was held in conjunction with the “21st All-Japan Lifesaving Multi-Category Championship”, held on 7 and 8 June at the same beach.

The children were able to gain an understanding of lifesaving activities with a talk on “Safety In The Water” by local lifesavers, with the objective of educating the children on safety at the beach.

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