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Moving home, one last time
2011-12-21 |
| DANJIANGKOU, Hubei - It was an unforgettable day for 59-year-old Tang Mingrong, one among the tide of people relocated to make way for the world's largest water diversion project, the South-North Water Diversion Project. On Tuesday she was made to leave her home as well as the 1.07 hectare orange orchard around it - a patch she had worked on for years. |
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92,000 resettled for water diversion
2011-12-20 |
| The resettlement of about 92,000 residents was completed Tuesday in central Hubei province, making way for the middle route of the country's south-north water diversion project, according to local authorities. |
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Sampras backs Li
2011-12-20 |
| The 'king of swing' has no doubt Li Na can recapture her Grand Slam winning form. Despite a half-year slump after her epic French Open victory, China's first Slam champion, Li, still can peak again, said 14-time major winner Pete Sampras, who visited Li's hometown of Wuhan to play in the "Li Na and Friends" exhibition tournament over the weekend. |
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Nurses donate reward to blast victims
2011-12-19 |
| Two nurses who gave tips to police that led to the arrest of a suspect in a bank blast that occurred earlier this month have donated all of their 100,000-yuan reward ($15,754) to the victims of the blast and the local Fund for Justice and Courage. |
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9m sit national college English test
2011-12-17 |
| Data released by the Ministry of Education shows that 9.26 million examinees registered to take the test and the higher-level College English Test Band 6. |
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50,000 artificial sturgeons born in China
2011-12-15 |
| A total of 50,000 artificially propagated acipenser sinensis, Chinese sturgeon, have been born in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province to increase wild stocks of the rare species. Strugeons, found in the Yangtze River, are one of the oldest creatures on the planet and are thought to have lived at the same time as dinosaurs, dating back 140 million years ago. The world's first batch of 20,000 artificially bred Chinese sturgeons was born in Hubei in 2009. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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Hubei stars offer recipes for success
2011-12-14 |
| A youth exchange delegation from Hubei province, including Olympic gymnastic champion Yang Wei and badminton world champion Wei Yili, has come to Hong Kong to offer insights on their winning ways. |
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