(CNN) -- Basketball hero Yao Ming has been given the honor of carrying the flag of host nation China at Friday's Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing. It will be the second successive ...

At the back of the antechamber is the coffin chamber with four yellow yurt-like tombs behind three large flags. Legend says ... The book Caomuzi (Ming Dynasty Notes of Ye Ziqi) says, "According ...

Few things in Chinese culture are more widely misunderstood outside of China than the Chinese language ... Most words in modern Chinese are two syllables (two characters). Thus, ming means "clear, ...

BEIJING, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia was today accorded a state welcome at the Great ...

Alternatively, flag down your own boat ... city), kunqu dates back to the early Ming dynasty. It’s one of the oldest forms of musical entertainment in China, created at least two centuries ...

By most estimates, China's economy needs to grow at least 8 percent a year to ensure social stability and continued communist rule. If growth flags ... Huang Ming, who founded the company ...

I have always preferred the uplifting melody of the National Flag Anthem to the solemn tone of the Republic of China (ROC) National Anthem ... of Tungning established in southern Taiwan by the Ming ...

Behind the white marble status of Chairman Mao is an immense tapestry of China's mountains and rivers ... draped with the red flag of the Communist Party, in a crystal casket.

Asian American fans lined the upper and lower bowl, including one youngster who was proudly toting a Chinese flag, supporting her ... of potential consumers in China. "She's very capable of ...

BEIJING, China (CNN)-- A Chinese man wielding a knife ... Beijing Report Activist tries to show Tibetan flag at Olympic venue Spectacular show opens Games iReport.com: Are you there?

The Big Four accounting firm, an auditor of choice for many Chinese developers, faces blowback over the country’s epic ...

When human rights activist Lee Ming-che completed his five ... Mr Lee wore a mask with the Taiwan flag when he spoke to reporters after leaving China In Lee Meng-chu's case, he said he was ...