From Kublai Khan to Chairman Mao, China has a storied history of towering figures when it comes to state affairs. None, though, have loomed larger than former basketball star Yao Ming.

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.” CNN values your feedback 1.

Jackie Chan, Yao Ming Attend China’s Annual Congressional Meeting. The Communist Party's legislative conference is expected to approve reforms by President Xi Jinping and was visited by Chinese ...

Yao Ming made it official Wednesday, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of foot and leg injuries have forced him to retire from basketball. By The Associated Press ...

Yao Ming didn’t end his career chasing a ring or chasing his youth. But he deserved the chance. At 35 years old, Yao Ming will enter the Basketball Hall of Fame this month. He shouldn’t be ...

Through the Yao Ming Foundation, Yao made a significant contribution to the capital campaign for the new home of the Asia Society Texas Center, which will be dedicated on April 12, 2012. And just ...