Global express company TNT has announced the start of the only scheduled road services between China and five countries of Southeast Asia, using its Asia Road Network.

From China, international road services to Southeast Asia will first be available from the south of the country. In a second step, TNT will link the network to its Chinese domestic network to offer customers seamless road connections from many parts of the Asian giant.

The Asia Road Network connects to TNT’s international express network at Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.

Introduced at the end of 2005, TNT’s Asia Road Network links China with more than 125 cities across 5,000km in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Laos.

“China is a very important market for TNT’s strategic growth in the region; similarly, the Chinese market is also integral to many of our regional and global clients. This extension in China is driven by customer demand,” said Express division group managing director Marie-Christine Lombard. – Trade Arabia News Service