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(MENAFN - Asia Times) The Chinese courier sector delivered 365 million parcels in the first five days of the week-long Spring Festival holiday, up by 224% over the same period last year. On the first two days of the holiday, which started on February 11, express delivery firms handled some 130 million parcels, up by 223% yearly, according to the State Post Bureau. Following the recent resurgence of sporadic Covid-19 cases, the country has encouraged people to stay put over the holiday to minimize the risk of infections during the travel rush. To make up for the loss of gatherings and parties...

BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- During this year's Spring Festival, China's courier companies have witnessed a package boom, as millions have stayed put for the annual holiday. On Thursday and Friday, the first two days of the week-long Spring Festival holiday, Chinese express delivery firms handled some 130 million parcels, up 223 percent year on year, according to data from the State Post Bureau. The Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is an...

SOURCE / ECONOMY By GT staff reporters Published: Feb 08, 2021 08:06 PM A deliveryman unloads a package for residents at a residential compound of Yuhong District in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 7, 2021. Photo:Xinhua Some parcel deliveries to China's capital of Beijing and other destinations in northern China are being delayed by a shortage of deliverymen and anti-epidemic measures, with some large logistics providers imposing a weight cap of 5 kilograms and doubling fees.  With the Spring Festival holidays - which generate explosive demand for everything from foo...

Poland’s Newest Billionaire Mints Fortune From Humble Lockers Bloomberg 1/29/2021 © Bloomberg InPost lockers in Kabaty, Poland. (Bloomberg) -- Poland’s prime minister once joked that he was “a dangerous guy.” Now Rafal Brzoska is the nation’s newest billionaire, in the latest success story from the pandemic-fueled boom in e-commerce. The 43-year-old is the founder of InPost SA, the postal-locker operator whose shares surged as much as 32% on their Amsterdam debut earlier this week. The initial public offering valued the Krakow-based company at 8 billion euros ($9.7 billion), li...

Short and sweet. we have great political minds to talk through all of this. kristen soltis anderson is a columnist for the washington examiner, also with us cnn political director david chalian, cnn national political reporter maeve reston and carlos watson, founder and ceo of aussie. so great to have all of you on. david chalian, let me kick it off with you. what ryan just mentioned in addition to the name of rex tillerson as a possible state post perhaps i think the headline is that giuliani is out. >> yeah, this is quite a development because you know we had seen over several weeks since th...