Ex-NBA player Ming, Alibaba's Ma honoured by Communist Party
China's retired NBA star Yao Ming and China's richest man Jack Ma are among the 110 people who were felicitated by the nation's Communist Party for their 'outstanding contributions' to the country's 40-year economic rise. The dignitaries received medals from President Xi Jinping and other party leaders in a ceremony at Beijing's imposing Great Hall of the People.