As such, this made investments in Yao as a corporate pitchman relatively more attractive.
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He and partner James Yao, a former classmate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have assayed scores of bright ideas in Asiatech's brief history.
"We know the situation in Japan is terrible right now, so we hope that our activities can help the Japanese victims, " said Chinese organizer Jing Yao, a junior aspiring to be Mandarin language teacher.
His latest venture announced on Saturday is a partnership between his Yao Foundation and Rare, a U.S.-based non-profit group that promotes conservation.
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But Ms. Yao now owns a modern riverside apartment in Pudong and marvels at its affordability compared with London.
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"It's unheard of, " said Yao Songqiao, a Beijing-based consultant with International Rivers, a nongovernmental organization that focuses on protecting waterways.
"It's unheard of, " said Yao Songqiao, a Beijing-based consultant with International Rivers, a non-governmental organization that focuses on protecting waterways.
Yao is now a multi-millionaire, earning millions of dollars yearly, not just from his NBA team but from lucrative commercial endorsements.
The 28-year-old Yao has been a perennial pick for the NBA All-Star teams since moving from the Shanghai Sharks to the Rockets in 2002.
The plan, says Zhao Qian, another manager at Taihe, is to put the Back Dormitory Boys together with their idol, Yao Ming, a Chinese basketball prodigy who plays centre for the Houston Rockets.
"We believe the implementation of the pact will further promote exchanges and co-operation in cross-strait trade and help the economies develop together, " spokesman Yao Jian said in a statement.
Especially since Asia has matured as an NBA market in recent years after Yao began drawing fans in a decade ago.
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Ferries run several times a day to Ko Yao Noi from Bang Rong pier, situated at the northern end of Phuket.
Some Yao supporters think he should take a long break -- even for the whole season -- and make a comeback later.
Mr. Hinde insists Yao Family Wines isn't a short-lived bid to capitalize on China's wine boom and the star's celebrity before either of them wane.
During a press conference, Yao said they were in Hong Kong to begin raising funds for the tie-up that seeks to raise environmental awareness and encourage sustainable living habits.
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Xian's judo joy lifted the mood for China on a day when basketball icon Yao warned his days in the national team could be numbered after losing to Spain.
The newspaper features a photo of retired basketball player Yao Ming, who will attend the two sessions next week, frowning at the sky outside his hotel in Beijing.
Yao said he was desperately unhappy about the performance of a team he had hoped to lead into the quarterfinals.
California couldn't have a better pitchman in China than Mr. Yao.
McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ), which has a "worldwide partnership" with NBA star Yao Ming, has been expanding rapidly there.
Retired Yao Ming (7-foot-6) is a fellow Oddball, along with current players Dante Cunningham (6-foot-8), Andre Drummond (6-foot-10), Blake Griffin (6-foot-10), Perry Jones III (6-foot-11) and Channing Frye (6-foot-11), just to name a few.
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Rather, Yao sees his role as trying to insure that promising ideas have a chance to contend at all.
In a blog post Wednesday afternoon, Mobile Product Manager Rose Yao explained some of the details of what the mobile dashboard actually does.
Juan Mata put the Spaniards ahead in the 78th minute, but the French team earned a point with just four minutes left through fellow substitute Yao Gervinho.
Bao Thinkohyao is a local guide who was born on the island of Ko Yao Yai.
Ms. Yao made one of her first visits to Pudong in 1994 to check a client's plan to rent restaurant space atop the yet-uncompleted Pearl Tower.
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If Lee winds up in Tokyo he would most likely be given a title more elaborate than that of the current director, Chuang Ming-yao.
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Next to the giant panda, Yao is perhaps China's best known and much loved, icon, in part because exudes a wholesome, feel-good image.
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