Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU)
The idea of a restricted union in this part of the world came up first in the late 1950s. In order to give a concrete shape to the idea, after informal discussions, the Philippines government sent through diplomatic channel the invitations to 18 countries for a roundtable in Manila on 10 – 23 January 1961. Among the countries invited were Afghanistan, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Lao, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. The roundtable drew up the Asian Oceanic Postal Convention. The Convention was to come into force on 1 April 1962. On that date, we formeda union among ourselves called “Asian-Oceanic Postal Union” which later on was renamed as the actual “Asian-Pacific Postal Union” by the 4th AOPU Congress held in Yogyakarta in 1981. We then established our headquarters in Manila with Mr.Enrico Palomar,Postmaster General of the Philippines as our first Director. The headquarters was relocated to Bangkok in 2002. In due course others countries of the Asia-Pacific region joined this regional postal union making it today an inter-governmental organization of 32 countries namely:
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China,Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran,Japan, Korea, Lao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
The Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) is an inter-governmental organization of 32 postal administrations of the Asia-Pacific region. APPU is affiliated to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) which is a specialized agency of the United Nations. The purpose of the APPU is to extend, facilitate and improve postal relations between member countries and to promote cooperation in the field of postal services.
The Asian-Pacific Postal College (APPC)
The Asian-Pacific Postal College(APPC), formerly the Asian and Oceanic Postal Training School (AOPTS) and the Asian-Pacific Postal Training Centre (APPTC),was established on 10 September 1970 in Bangkok following the recommendation of the first Congress of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (then the Asian-Oceanic Postal Union) held in Manila in 1965. APPC was established with assistance from UPU and contribution from UNDP in the form of expert/ consultant services, fellowships and equipment. The Government of Thailand generously provided the necessary premises for APPC. APPC represents an outstanding example of international cooperation in the field of postal training. APPC has trained more than 5,000 postal managers from various postal administrations in the Asia-Pacific region and from the African continent. APPC provides professional training in relevant areas covering international post, quality of service, sales and marketing, postal operations, postal planning and modernization, human resource management, information technology, business management, financial management etc. APPC provides external training programs in various countries. They are tailor-made programs designed to suit the specific needs of requesting administrations. APPC organizes seminars and workshops sponsored by UPU, related organizations and postal administrations.
The Asian Pacific Postal College (APPC), formerly the Asian and Oceanic Postal Training School (AOPTS) and the Asian Pacific Postal Training Centre (APPTC), was established on 10 September 1970 in Bangkok following the recommendation of the first Congress of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (then the Asian-Oceanic Postal Union) held in Manila in 1965. APPC was established with assistance from UPU and contribution from UNDP in the form of expert/consultant services, fellowships and equipment. The Government of Thailand generously provided the necessary premises for APPC.