China's courier sector posts steady growth

Postman of the post office Wang Xiulong delivers packages and letters at Beiji Village of Mohe County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 30, 2018. The post office in Beiji Village, built in 1953, is the northernmost post office in China. China's courier sector posted steady growth in the first nine months this year, according to an information given by the State Post Bureau. The sector raked in 424.63 billion yuan (about 61 billion U.S. dollars) of revenue from January to September, up 24 percent year on year, with parcels delivered amounting to 34.74 billion. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)