Couriers race to deliver purchases from China's Double 11 shopping spree

Workers sort out piles of parcels, most of which are orders made during the "Singles Day" online shopping spree, at a distribution center of STO Express in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province on November 13, 2017.China's just-concluded Double 11 online shopping spree saw a record-breaking number of purchases on November 11, 2017. The country's express couriers are now racing against time, facing several times their normal workload and still aiming for on-time delivery of the packages. [Photo: IC]