In the next presentation in the postal session, Perry Chao, senior vice president of UPS’s Asia Pacific region, highlighted the way the internet had ‘forever changed the competitive landscape’ for express operators, for example by enabling customers to research different suppliers and choose between them.
Read MoreThe nation’s 94 door-to-door delivery service companies posted an average of 12.8 billion won ($9.8 million) in annual revenue last year, up 17.3 percent from the previous year, an industry report said, painting a rosy picture of the industry’s outlook.
Read MoreKorea Post today said it will raise postal service charges by 9.5 per cent from January 15 next year. The postal service said current low postal service rates, the depreciation of the won versus the U.S. dollar and boosts in international postal service charges necessitated the increase.
Read MoreKorea Post said it plans to raise postal charges by 9.5 per cent in the first half of next year. The state-run postal authorities attributed the hike to worsening foreign exchange terms and the failure of postal rates to cover the cost price which the postal service spends to accept, process and deliver mail.
Read MorePresentation of the postal markets in Asia. Countries explored are China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
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