• Vietnam domestic Postal service shows potential

    Vietnam domestic postal service has great potential to develop with an average growth rate of 10-25 percent per year, but according to first urgent solutions must be found to overcome the existing market difficulties. Viet Nam is now integrating into the world economy, and the postal market would have new chances to develop. According to the commitments that accompanied World Trade Organisation membership, Viet Nam must open the domestic postal service market this year.

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  • Postal services should focus on reliability, not speed, says IPC

    The world’s postal regulators are concentrating on the “wrong parameter” to enforce postal delivery standards, according to a new benchmark industry report from the International Postal Corporation. The Focus on the Future report says regulatory regimes are forcing postal operators to focus on the percentage of their mail that is delivered next day – which it says customers do not necessarily care about. Instead, the report suggests reliability of service over a two- or three-day speed is more important to postal customers, who ultimately want a predictable rather than an overnight delivery.

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  • China Post to float express unit

    China Post Group has received a green light from regulators to float its
    China Postal Express & Logistics unit on the Shanghai stock exchange,
    according to Chinese media. The move to issue around 4bn shares in an
    initial public offering could raise up to 9.98bn yuan ($1.59bn USD).

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  • Pos Malaysia launches prepaid express products

    Pos Malaysia has launched new express products – a PosLaju Prepaid Box and
    Prepaid Envelope. The products will be delivered next day where possible, or
    one-to-three working days to outlying areas.

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  • Clear through Customs: the edge for cross-border shipping

    Customs clearance is becoming an increasingly important part of the shipping landscape as cross-border volumes grow hand-in-hand with expectations for reliable and speedy international delivery. In Europe, officials in the European Commission are now working on how they might further encourage cross-border e-commerce, which could help Internet merchants expand their markets across the continent – further accelerating the opportunity for delivery companies that can keep up with merchant and consumer expectations.

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