Former NBA star Yao Ming is urging society to let sport return to its original function of bringing joy to children.
A little star power seemed to be badly needed to revive the Shanghai Composite Index on Monday, when the gauge closed at 2,112.20 points.
China's celebrated sportsman Yao Ming was the star guest at a media conference where he warmed the heart of his audience that included journalists and conservationists.
The shark-fin industry’s defense last month of shark fishing has drawn ridicule from many Chinese netizens.
Retired Chinese basketball great Yao Ming is on his first tour of Africa to shoot a documentary titled The End of Wild aimed at putting the lid on poaching.
Retired Chinese NBA player Yao Ming stands by the remains of an elephant in an elephant habitat in Kenya on Aug 13.
Wang Zhizhi ended his fourth Olympic journey after China was eliminated from the London Olympic Games on Monday without winning a match.
China lost to Brazil 98-59 for their fourth consecutive defeat on Saturday and they were out of the contention of the knock-out stage of the men's basketball competition.
Yao Ming said swimmer Ye Shiwen deserves respect from the Americans and the decision of the Badminton World Federation is a lesson to the Chinese team.
A top sports official said on Tuesday that China's flag-bearer in the Olympic opening ceremony will be "tall, handsome and famous."
Yao Ming and NBA China announced on Friday a broad and comprehensive partnership to further basketball participation, develop youth basketball, promote cultural exchange and conduct social responsibility programs in China.
Yao Ming, retired Chinese basketball player, smiles as he watches a China-Serbia basketball game from the sideline in Kunshang, East China's Jiangsu province, June 24, 2012.
Yao Ming received a specially made club at a press conference in Shanghai for the Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament, June 20, 2012.
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