On June 19, the Henan Provincial Postal Administration announced that as of June 18, the province's postal and courier industry had experienced steady growth during this year's "618" shopping festival. A total of over 1 billion parcels were handled, with 557 million parcels collected- an increase of 30.77% compared to last year - and 532 million parcels delivered, reflecting a year-on-year rise of 20.52%. (Chinese source: Henan Daily Reporter: Hu Shutong Translator: Yang Jiaxin Proofreader: Ding Lan and Zhao Hanqing)