China's courier sector posts steady growth

Robots distribute packages at a logistics center in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2018. More than 500,000 packages can be distributed by 350 robots working day and night during the busiest season of the logistics center. 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/Huang Zongzhi)