Korea Post

This article is about the postal service of the Republic of Korea. For the postal service of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, see North Korean Postal Service.
Korea Post
Company typeGovernment statutory agency
IndustryLogistics, Banking, distribution, finance, Insurance, E-Commerce
Founded
  • March 27, 1884 (1884-03-27) (as Department of Postal Administration)
  • July 1, 1946 (1946-07-01) (as Ministry of Postal Services)
  • July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) (as Korea Post)
HeadquartersSejong City, South Korea
Key people
Kang Seong Ju (President of Korea Post)
ProductsNational/international mail delivery and special handling, third-party logistics, insurance, banking/postal savings, E-commerce/Parcel Delivery
Revenue2,333,583,000,000 KRW (2013)
ParentMinistry of Science and ICT
Websitekoreapost.go.kr
Korea Post in English
Korea Post Shopping Mall
Korea Post
Hangul
우정사업본부
Hanja
郵政事業本部
Revised RomanizationUjeong Saeop Bonbu
McCune–ReischauerUjŏng 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, E-commerce and Parcel Delivery 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:

Organisation

  • Two divisions with four bureaus
  • Affiliated agencies:

Investments

Korea Post invests in a wide variety of assets. In 2016, Korea Post invested in its first French property.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Korea Post Makes Inaugural Direct Property Investment in Paris". Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
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