Posts ministry eyes cutting back types of registered mail
The posts ministry is considering cutting back on loss-making special mail
services such as registered mail
Tag: Asia
Shanghai Sets Up Supervision Center for Express Parcels
SHANGHAI, Aug 15, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — The Shanghai Customs has set up
China’s largest supervision center for international air express parcels, said
a customs officer here.
Deltagram to set up 25,000 Delta Digital Post Offices in India by end-2001, seeks nationwide franchisees
Satellite messaging company Deltagram today announced plans to set up a network of 25,000 Delta Digital Post Offices connecting 150 cities by the end of the year 2001 and said it was scouting for franchisees to be part of its network. “The services offered by Delta Digital Post Offices would go a long way in
providing a cost-effective and efficient communication facility to the
masses,” executive director of Deltagram, Na Vijayshankaran, said in a
statement.
POS MALAYSIA GRANTED NEW POSTAL SERVICES LICENCE
The Ministry of Energy,
Communications and Multimedia has granted Pos Malaysia Bhd (POS) a new
34-year Postal Services Licence late last month. The licence awarded on July 24, 2001 covers a period of 34 years, expiring July 23, 2035.
Ruthless post office stamps out small-time competitors (China)
A small private newspaper distributor has taken on China’s giant
post office after being fined for encroaching on business
traditionally carried out by the monopoly. Yangguang Baoye accused the Zhangjiakou post office branch in Hebei
province of unlawful conduct and asked a court this week to throw
out a 20,000 yuan (HK$18,800) penalty the post office issued. It
lost, with the court ruling in favour of the post office. But with
an appeal coming up, it could mark the beginning of another long
drawn-out fight against the state giant.
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