DHL, an express firm, between 1998 and 2002, among numerous other assets, mostly in Europe but also in Asia.

ECONOMIST: Post offices

FedEx, UPS, DHL and other foreign express shippers are allowed to ship boxes within China and to handle outgoing shipments of boxes as well as letters.

FORBES: Off Shore

As a result of all this, and the boom in e-commerce, the big parcel companies, such as Federal Express, UPS and DHL (not targets of the current investigation), have seen business boom.

ECONOMIST: Inspecting the cargo | The