Deputy Minister of Information and Communication, Nguyen Minh Hong speaks at the fourth Universal Postal Union (UPU) Workshop on quality of service and supply chain improvement project in the Asian countries. Fifty deputies from 21 countries took part in the four-day workshop. —VNS Photo Cong Thanh

DA NANG (Biz Hub) — Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Minh Hong has called for strengthening co-operation among Asian countries to improve postal services.

He made these remarks at the fourth Universal Postal Union (UPU) Workshop on service quality and a supply chain improvement project involving Asian countries.

Hong stressed that deputies from the 21 participating countries should share their experiences and discuss ways to improve postal services and training methods.

"I wish for participants to get involved in more discussions to present ideal solutions and share their experiences in postal services within their respective countries at this workshop. We hope this workshop will result in better services," Hong said at the opening ceremony in Da Nang City on May 30.

"We expect our postal service to meet the increasing demands of customers through rapid development and widespread use of information technology," he said.

The deputy minister also said Asian countries should co-operate in building a better future for the postal service and in improving service quality, encouraging faster growth across nations in the coming years.

He also praised the initiative of the UPU in executing the project to boost the productivity of postal services in Asia.

The project, which has drawn the participation of 50 deputies, managers and experts from 21 Asian countries, provided technical support that allows the UPU to help the countries improve their postal services.

As scheduled, the UPU's experts will help Asian countries map out action plans to improve their working processes and update their technological applications to upgrade their postal services and supply chains.

The project also played a key role in the world postal strategy for 2012-16.

The workshop closes on June 2. — VNS