Drones to help boost logistics

Shaanxi will allow use of unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver goods over next 5 years

Shaanxi province, which was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, is aiming to reinvent itself into one of northwestern China's key logistics centers.

The province is firming up policies to support the logistics industry. Over the next five years, it will allow the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, in the distribution of goods.