In hindsight, the Rockets making Yao Ming the No. 1 overall pick seems like a no-brainer. Despite being limited to just eight seasons due to foot injuries, Yao was voted as an All-Star each ...

Offering a creative blend of traditional Chinese cooking and high-quality kosher and vegan ingredients, the $45 prix-fixe menu includes a fully vegetarian lineup: a dim sum sampler, shark fin soup ...

For example, shark fin consumption in China decreased by approximately 80% following awareness campaigns featuring basketball star Yao Ming. Organizations like WildAid utilize celebrities and targeted ...

NBA star Yao Ming, architect Yoshio Taniguchi ... In 2013, he joined other high-profile Chinese natives in speaking out against shark fin soup, a traditional delicacy that had attracted widespread ...

They are a time capsule of players from another world — George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Janet Reno and Ron Brown, Tom Daschle and NBA star Yao Ming ... which included shark fin soup ...

Lee Yau-ngai, 17, Cumberland Presbyterian Church Yao Dao Secondary School ... at a rate of over 100 million each year to make shark fin soup, highlighting the destructive nature of the shark ...

with some of the largest shark fin traders reporting precipitous declines in wholesale prices from 60-70 percent in the last year alone. Leveraging WildAid ambassadors such as Yao Ming, Jackie Chan ...

Yao Ming, a 7’6 center from China, was discussed almost like an urban legend before his arrival in 2002 (he first appeared on radars at the 2000 Summer Olympics), and when the Houston Rockets ...

That works out to a wine glass approximately 12.7 inches tall. Trying to find a glass for sale between 12 and 13 inches that looks like Yao's didn't turn up much in admittedly morning's long ...

Yao Ming has quit as president of the Chinese Basketball Association, local media reported on Wednesday. The news quickly went viral in mainland China, becoming the No 1 trending topic on social ...

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But it was a sight on the sidelines that caught the attention of many. Coach Yao Ming. Yao's contributions to the coaching staff stood out on the bench given he stood above everyone else.