Live-in translator for Yao Ming. All before his 30th birthday ... Zhang placed ads on several Web sites, including one in Shanghai frequented by Westerners and another connected with John Hopkins ...

None, though, have loomed larger than the former basketball star Yao Ming ... after careful consideration'. Ming began his ...

NBA star Yao Ming, architect Yoshio Taniguchi ... At 7-foot-6, Yao was poised to become one of the tallest men ever to play in the league. The Shanghai native also became, instantly, the most ...

Chinese basketball megastar Yao Ming will act as a special guide to introduce the upcoming Shanghai 2010 World Expo on July 5th, the Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reported on Wednesday.

It's the same in Salt Lake City and Dallas, Indianapolis and Houston, even Shanghai. One more truism ... In just half a season, Yao Ming has lived up to high expectations as the No. 1 overall ...