China express delivery sector handles 50 bln parcels in 2018

A food delivery courier makes his way along a flooded road after a downpour hit Beijing, capital of China, June 30, 2018. China's express delivery sector handled 50.5 billion parcels in 2018, up 25.8 percent year on year, data from the State Post Bureau (SPB) showed. Gross business revenue of the sector increased 21.2 percent year on year to hit 601 billion yuan (about 88 billion U.S. dollars) last year, according to the SPB. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)