5G Consumption Day

SHENZHEN will offer subsidies up to 1,000 yuan (US$152.8) or to the standard of 10 percent of the expenditures of consumer spending on 5G related household appliances and intelligent products through UnionPay at the online or offline stores of 32 retailers like Suning, Gome and Sundan, according to the Guangdong 5G consumption activity launched in Shenzhen on Tuesday.

So far 75,000 products have been on the subsidy list and residents can learn about details through the official WeChat account “深圳商务” of the Shenzhen Municipal Commerce Bureau.

The activity will last until the end of the year.

Courier service

EXPRESS deliveries in Shenzhen between January and October reached 4.36 billion pieces, exceeding the whole amount in 2019, statistics from Shenzhen Postal Administration show.

The amount increased by 31.3 percent, and revenue increased by 18.9 percent to 53.1 million yuan, compared with the same period last year, statistics show.

Stimulated by the Double 11 shopping spree, Shenzhen received 307 million parcels and sent 183 million parcels from Nov. 1 to 16.