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Cargo boat capsizes at Three Gorges Dam, 5 missing 2010-09-13

Five people were missing after a cargo boat capsized when passing a ship lock at the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province Friday evening, according to local navigation authorities.

Yoga display makes a splash 2010-09-12

Peng Zixuan balances herself in spring water in Xianning, Central China's Hubei province, Sept 12, 2010.

Bordeaux, Wuhan join hands on sustainable development 2010-09-09

Hubei top student shuns studies for prayers 2010-09-09

A Peking University (PKU) graduate, born in Hubei,has been attracting attention for turning down a full scholarship to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in order to become a monk.

24 students sick, food poisoning suspected 2010-09-09

Twenty four students felt sick and dizzy following breakfast at a school cafeteria in Central China's Hubei province Wednesday and may be suffering from food poisoning, said local authorities.

Chinese Vice Premier calls for tightened medical measures to combat schistosomiasis 2010-09-07

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Monday urged medical authorities to increase prevention and control measures against schistosomiasis.

Fossilized elephant teeth discovered in C China 2010-09-07

Elephant fossils, dating back to 500,000 years, were discovered at Enshi on Sept. 1, 2010.

Graduate students face time limits for degrees 2010-09-07

Hundreds of students who failed to finish their post-graduate or doctoral degrees within the proper time frame will face the possibility of being dismissed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, Yangtze River Daily reported on Sept 4.

2,010-meter art scroll for Guangzhou Asian Games 2010-09-07

Li Chanyao, a migrant worker from Qingxin county in South China's Guangdong province, exhibits his Chinese painting of plum blossom at a park in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, Sept 6, 2010. Li was fond of painting when he was young. He came to Wuhan to watch and paint the plum blossom every winter for the past six years working on his art piece. Li plans to donate the 2,010-meter long scroll to the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee.

Bones of fallen KMT soldiers come to light 2010-09-06

White bones of fallen heroes were exposed after downpour washed mud off in the foundation pit in Yichang City.

Chinese people commemorate soldiers killed resisting Japanese invaders 2010-09-06

Villagers in Yichang City have called for a martyrs' cemetery to commemorate 3,000 Kuomintang (KMT) soldiers who died fighting the Japanese invaders during World War II.

The world of Zeng Fanzhi 2010-09-03

Zeng Fanzhi has become so successful that the media has become as fascinated with the record-breaking auction prices of his paintings as much as his preference for cigars and luxury brands.