For hundreds of years, Japanese people have used name stamps, known as hanko, to sign their name. People use hanko in everyday situations, such as receiving a parcel, and in formal contexts ...

A worker displays China Post stamps dedicated to the exhibition in Shanghai on Nov 29. LI HE/XINHUA With the rapid development of modern technology, communication has become almost instantaneous ...

"Stamp collecting is an important way for people from all over the world to exchange cultures and ideas," said Liu Wei, China's Transport Minister, at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.

The government plans to stamp out hanko requirements across ... list of several thousand procedures requiring registered seals and official seal-registration certificates to around 80.