China's courier sector posts steady growth

Mailmen collect letters and postcards from an ice mailbox of China Post at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2018. The mailbox made of ice with a height of 2.6 meters was installed at the Harbin Ice-Snow World for tourists. 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 Jianwei)