Chinese mainland, Taiwan start direct postal service
(Xinhua/Agencies)
Updated: 2008-12-15 14:17
A man holding balloons stands next to a ship leaving for Keelung in Taiwan during a ceremony of the first direct sea transport across the Straits, at the mainland's Tianjin Port December 15, 2008. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will begin direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday for the first time since 1949. [Agencies]
