Tag: Asia

Viet Nam Post Office To Spin Off From State Telecom Giant

Posted by | Jun 9, 2007 | |

The nation’s postal service will be reorganised under a plan approved by the Prime Minister earlier this month. Under the plan, the Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) would spin off the new Viet Nam Postal Corporation with a total equity of over VND 8 trillion (USD 500 million), according to Deputy Minister of Post and Telematics Nguyen Thanh Hung. The change would be effected July 1.

The new corporation would continue performing postal services now under the purview of VNPT. It was also expected to develop and manage public postal networks, provide financial and banking services, and co-operate with telecommunications firms to provide ICT services.

The goal was for the postal service to cover its own costs within seven to eight years, he added. The corporation’s affiliates would include provincial and municipal post offices and enterprises in which it would hold over 50 per cent equity, such as the Postal Express and Postage Stamp joint stock companies.

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New logo, service of Pakistan Post launched

Posted by | Jun 8, 2007 | |

Pakistan Post has approached banks and other financial institutions involved in micro finance credit to persuade them to make use for infrastructure for easy access to people in remote and far-flung areas.

This was stated by the Chairman Pakistan Post, Arshad Khan on Thursday at the launching of a new service, collection of PTCL and SNGPL utility bills from doorstep of the consumers, and also unveiled the new vision and corporate logo to make the organisation efficient, customer friendly, modern and sustainable.

He said that proposal to let the banks use post office outlets was discussed with the Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz and Governor State Bank Dr Shamshad Akhtar. Now the negotiations are being held with banks and their response was very encouraging because the Pakistan Post offers them (infrastructure in rural areas) what they are lacking.

He said that the organisation with 100 percent outreach could best meet the financial institutions needs of micro-finance in the rural areas. Moreover, the Pakistan Post would establish tele-centres soon at all its outlets to offer its consumers all the latest facilities at one point. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Communications Shamim Siddiqui expressed the hope that the new logo of Pakistan Post would become the country’s recognition. He asked the management of the organisation to also focus on offering other services ie starting express mail, as saving their survival was not possible during days ahead by relying on traditional service of dealing with the mail.

The minister said that he wanted the post office to enhance its bill collections to 50 percent, which is 22 percent now. Earlier, the minister launched the first service under the new vision of Pakistan Post namely “collection of utility bills payments from consumer doorstep”.

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DHL takes steps to meet increased logistics demand in Japan

Posted by | Jun 8, 2007 | |

DHL held an inauguration ceremony heralding the expansion of its expanded facility at the Kansai International Airport.

The USD 41 million investment into the DHL Kansai International Airport Gateway, which is located at the International Cargo Warehouse C is comprised of 10,100 square meters, and is the largest facility operated by an international express company at the airport, according to DHL.

The new facility, said DHL, is five times bigger than its previous facility, and will help the company to better handle cargo volume increases and weight handled by the company in Kansai. It includes state-of-the-art customs clearance and bonded warehouse facilities, and DHL expects it to spur international trade, as well as the air express and logistics industry in Kansai. It added that it expects the new facility to enhance efficiency and speed in cargo processing, providing customers with better time-to-market capabilities.

And Air Hong Kong, DHL’s joint venture with Cathay Pacific, currently operates a ten-time weekly dedicated service to the Kansai International Airport to and from DHL’s Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong. In Japan, DHL also utilizes close to 100 commercial flights daily.

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Korea Post makes its present felt across world

Posted by | Jun 6, 2007 | |

In general, it is safe to say that any country’s postal agency pays little attention to things outside its national boundary because postal services are basically about domestic business.

Of course, there are global businesses such as international mailing or parcel services but they typically don’t account for a significant chunk of revenues or profits.

However, Korea Post seems to be different _ the country’s postal service has constantly pinned its eyes on overseas businesses and events in a variety of segments.

Jung Kyung-won, who took charge of Korea Post in April, amply demonstrates the agency’s efforts to take an opportunity not only in Korea but also across the globe through his schedule this week.

On Tuesday, Chung met with his Vietnamese counterpart Do Ngoc Binh in Hanoi to exchange a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

Under the MOU, the two countries agreed to cooperate in sharing expertise in postal services, exchanging experts and developing new businesses.

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