Overseas students help with holiday deliveries

Residents of some of China's biggest cities expecting parcels over the weeklong Spring Festival holiday may be surprised to see who one retail giant has hired to help out.

The holiday, which begins on Feb 7, is the traditional time for family reunions in China.

Suning Commerce Group Co, China's largest electronics retailer, has taken on a cohort of foreign students on part-time contracts to help fill the void left by delivery workers who have gone home for the holiday.