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The windowless underground shelters became tiny apartments for many people Beijing's government has evicted more than 120,000 people living in the city's disused air-raid shelters, it's reported. Authorities will begin redeveloping the spaces this year, after spending three years clearing people out of makeshift underground... 

My wife and I, both seniors, take public buses all the time. Since the increase in bus fares last April, we have had to check our ez-link fare deductions every time, as we have encountered many instances of over-deductions. [Ed. By "over-deduction", the author means "over-charging".] Each time, it would be 5 cents to 7 cents... 

About 1,000 students from China each year compete for a handful of slots at Harvard, Yale and a few of the other most prestigious universities in America, say education consultants. This annual contest creates a lucrative market. Parents pay fees of as much as 180,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan ($29,000 to $48,000) to American and...