Shanghai, Xiamen top transport list

Evaluation of 20 big cities included proximity to buses, density of network

Popular tour organizer among 26 who died on bus

Doudou was expecting to celebrate her 10th birthday with her mother, Qu Weiwei, on Wednesday. She had been waiting for Qu's return from an eight-day tour of Taiwan on the eve of her birthday.

Beijing flights, trains canceled

Hundreds of flights and trains were canceled or suspended as torrential rain continued to rage in North China on Wednesday, leaving 13 dead and 62 missing.

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Adopted Chinese seek birth parents

'Knowing nothing about your past is difficult,' mother says

Reporters join inspection teams, uncover problems

Reporters will now be included in inspection teams in Sichuan province, according to Yuan Jian, information officer for the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission.

Research suggests remains at Yin ruins were captives

The bodies buried at the Ruins of Yin, one of China's oldest archaeological sites, were captives from ethnic minority groups, rather than slaves, said an archaeologist in Central China's Henan province.

Five killed when new seaplane veers into a bridge

At least five people were killed and another five injured in a seaplane crash on Wednesday in Shanghai.

Heritage sites protected on ground and from space

Multiple methods are being used to protect China's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

China plans bureau for immigration, report says

China is planning to set up its first immigration office under the Ministry of Public Security before the end of the year.

AlphaGo rises to world's No 1 player

AlphaGo is now the world's No 1 Go player, ending thousands of years of human dominance in the game.

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