China's express delivery industry sees daily record as over 700 mln parcels collected in single day

China's express delivery industry has set a new single day record after more than 700 million parcels were collected across the country on Tuesday, according to the State Post Bureau.

Data from the bureau showed a staggering total of 729 million parcels were received on Tuesday, representing a 74 percent year-on-year increase and setting a new record for daily business volume.

It comes as China enters its peak season for parcel deliveries in the lead up to its biggest annual online shopping sprees, with the high demand likely to last all the way through until late January ahead of the Chinese New Year.

China's postal and express delivery industry received approximately 1.92 billion parcels from Monday to Wednesday, a year-on-year increase of 48.7 percent, according to the data, which also showed the country's courier industry delivered about 1.65 billion parcels, a 29.5 percent year-on-year increase.

These figures highlight how China's vast consumer market continues to act as a major driving force behind the logistics boom, while postal services are also stepping up their efforts and employing advanced technology in order to meet the increased demand.

"We require all express delivery companies to actively communicate and coordinate with e-commerce platforms, reasonably arrange warehousing plans and delivery schedules, allocate resources such as personnel, venues, and vehicles, actively apply digital intelligence tools including unmanned vehicles and drones to ensure the efficiency of transportation and guarantee that service quality does not decline," said Bian Zuodong, deputy director of the State Post Bureau's market regulation department.

The current delivery rush is picking up ahead of the annual "Double 11" online shopping spree, which lands on Nov. 11 each year and has evolved from a single-day sales promotion into a huge internet shopping frenzy lasting many weeks.

Last year, this major e-commerce event saw over 7.5 billion packages being sent across the country from Nov. 1 to 16, with companies in the sector adding extra couriers, extending working hours, and deploying more automated facilities to meet the demand.

China's express delivery industry sees daily record as over 700 mln parcels collected in single day

A high-level dialogue between Chinese and African officials, researchers and students was held in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday to discuss China-Africa cooperation in science, technology and cultural areas.

The event, called "China in Springtime: China's Development Opportunities for the World", focused on the outcomes of China's "two sessions," which approved China's 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026-2030 that maps out the country's high-quality path toward modernization, and explored opportunities for cooperation between China and the African countries.

Hosted by China Media Group (CMG), event participants discussed China's development priorities and their global implications for the next five year period.

Many agreed that China's development presents an opportunity for the world, and China's stability will inject more certainty into the international community, adding that the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges provides a new opportunity for deepening exchanges and cooperation between China and Africa.

Many participants said that China and African countries should jointly promote the building of an even closer China-Africa community with a shared future through more open and inclusive dialogue and cooperation.

At the event, several guests from South African academic, business, and educational circles discussed themed topics such as "Technology Empowering Modernization: New Momentum for China-Africa Innovation Cooperation" and "Mutual Learning Among Civilizations and Global Communication: New Frontiers for China-Africa Media Cooperation".

The event also featured screenings of several CMG productions, including a cultural program introducing China's ancient and modern technologies and the thrilling robotic martial arts performance from CMG's 2026 Spring Festival Gala.

Global dialogue event in Cape Town discusses China-Africa cooperation in science, technology, culture