Among the 3,000 delegates is former athlete who sits as an independent on the National People’s Congress ...

After retiring from basketball in 2011, Yao Ming transitioned to the business world, turning the page to a new chapter in ...

FILE - Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming attends a luncheon during the forum titled Chinese Modernization and the World held at The Grand Halls in Shanghai, on April 21, 2023. Yao has stepped down ...

Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming has for the first time addressed his encounter last month with tennis star Peng Shuai, describing her as in “pretty good condition.” Peng’s well-being has become a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Han Xu understandably grew up idolizing Yao Ming, mesmerized by the giant shadow the 7-foot-6 Hall of Famer cast each time he stepped onto an NBA court. Standing 6-10, Han would like ...

BEIJING -- Yao Ming has moved into management in a bid to hasten China's basketball development. The Chinese Basketball Association voted unanimously Thursday to appoint the former Houston Rockets ...

Chinese basketball icon Yao Ming spoke at a gala dinner in New York last week organized by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. Former NBA star Yao Ming achieved success in the world’s most ...

BEIJING >> Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize the ...

BEIJINGBEIJING — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to ...