Anne Ming's daughter Julie Hogg went missing from her Billingham home in 1989.

BBC: Ann Ming

Yet Chris Huhne, Sir Ming's most threatening rival, has been in Parliament for only ten months and many thought his bid presumptuous.

ECONOMIST: Liberal Democrats

Her only hope was to take part in Dr Siow Ming Lee's Thalidomide tests at Middlesex Hospital.

BBC: 'My hope for Thalidomide cure'

The smaller of the two exhibitions, Los Angeles County Museum of Art's "Ming Masterpieces From the Shanghai Museum, " focuses on the Northern school.

WSJ: Paths Easy and Daunting | Ming Masterpieces | Artful Recluse | Lacma | Asia Society | By Lee Lawrence

The Democratic Party's Fred Li Ming Wah gave up a teaching job to become a full-time politician, living on his lawmaker's salary, which he will lose next month.

CNN: The Shift of Power

More than a half-century ago, John Chuang's father, Ming Chee Chuang, fled Burma and settled in Bandung, on the Indonesian island of Java.

FORBES: Chocolate Craving

Wang Ming Qun, the village's leader, who wears a straw hat and a pink blouse, says villagers are reduced to one meal a day.

NPR: Chinese Line Up for Water Three Days After Quake

Ma Bang added that the player from Jiangsu Province has been placed in the same league as China's NBA export Yao Ming and 110m hurdles record holder Liu Xiang.

BBC: SPORT | Other Sport... | Snooker | China in Ding's hands

China's joy was cut short when their basketball superstar Yao Ming threatened to give up international basketball after his side lost their opener 83-58 to Spain.

CNN: Thai gold as Asian athletes excel

If Mr. Lin's influence proves anything like that of former Yankees stand-out pitcher Chien-ming Wang, who won the island over to the Yankees, the Knicks are likely to have a new, 23-million strong fan base on their hands.

WSJ: China, Taiwan Both Lay Claim to Jeremy Lin