Tag: Asia

TNT aims to increase China branches to 100 from 25 by 2010

Posted by | Sep 10, 2004 | |

TNT said it aims to increase its branches in China to 100 from the current 25 by 2010, and service 1,000 Chinese cities, up from the current 500. TNT, a unit of Netherlands-based TPG NV, which opened its mainland headquarters in Shanghai today, said in a statement that it also plans to boost warehouse capacity and staffing levels by up to 10 times by 2010. ‘China is identified as one of TNT’s key growth areas. We foresee that the market will be a key driver for TNT’s future global growth,’ chief executive Peter Bakker said.

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Panel agrees to split Japan Post into 4 entities in 2007

Posted by | Sep 7, 2004 | |

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s policy-setting panel agreed Tuesday to divide state-backed Japan Post into four entities in April 2007, paving the way for the government to adopt a basic policy for Koizumi’s postal privatization scheme. The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy agreed the four entities will operate under a holding company by inheriting postal services currently run by Japan Post — mail delivery, postal savings, “kampo” life insurance, and the management of the network of over-the-counter services at post offices. Whether to split Japan Post into the entities at the start of the postal privatization process was the biggest issue in the ongoing debate on the future of Japan’s postal services.

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DHL, FedEx ranked leaders in Asian express-delivery poll

Posted by | Sep 3, 2004 | |

In a recent Reader’s Digest ‘Superbrands 2004’ poll, DHL Express and Federal Express were ranked the best recognised rapid-delivery services in Asia. Reader’s Digest magazine enclosed 180,000 questionnaires in its October 2003 issue and Nielson Media Research telephoned another 3,000 consumers, asking which brands they most admired in a range of 41 product categories. After analysing 6,000 responses, the magazine gave both DHL and Federal Express its Gold Award for Asia. The SuperBrands awards are based on Reader’s Digest surveys in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines.

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