Korea Post
South Korean postal service
- March 27, 1884; 140 years ago (1884-03-27) (as Department of Postal Administration)
- July 1, 1946; 77 years ago (1946-07-01) (as Ministry of Post and Communication)
- July 1, 2000; 23 years ago (2000-07-01) (as Korea Post)
Key people
| Korea Post | |
| Hangul | 우정사업본부 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 郵政事業本部 |
| Revised Romanization | Ujeong Sa-eop Bonbu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ujŏng Saŏp Ponbu |
Korea Post is the national postal service of South Korea, under the authority of the Ministry of Science and ICT, formerly Ministry of Knowledge Economy until 2013. Korea Post is in charge of postal service, postal banking, and insurance services. Its headquarters are in Sejong City.
Functions
Korea Post is charged with providing the following postal and financial services at post offices:
- Basic postal service (handling and delivering mail and parcels)
- Additional postal services (registered mail, customer pickup, P.O. Box, sales of local products by mail order and postal errand service)
- Postal savings, money orders and postal giro
- Postal insurance.
Organization
- Two divisions with four bureaus
- Affiliated agencies:
- Korea Post Officials Training Institute
- Korea Post Information Centre
- Supply and Construction Office of Korea Post
- Regional Communications Offices in Seoul, Gyeongin, Busan, Chungcheong, Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk, Jeongbuk, Kangwon, Jeju
- 3,631 post offices
Investments
Korea Post invests in a wide variety of assets. In 2016, Korea Post invested in its first French property.[1]
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of South Korea
- South Korean postal codes
References
- ^ "Korea Post Makes Inaugural Direct Property Investment in Paris". Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
External links
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