Yao Ming championed a vital conservation movement against shark-fin soup in China, seeking to change the elite image ...

Shark Week on the Discovery Channel starts this Sunday, giving landlubbers and seaphiles alike insight on these fascinating ocean animals. Though sharks are typically maligned as man-eating killers, ...

Tens of millions of sharks are killed every year — mostly for the sake of a bowl of soup — but conservationists hope that that the multibillion-dollar trade in shark fins will soon be more endangered ...

Few things epitomize the burgeoning affluence and consumerism of the swelling middle class in mainland China as well as the soaring sales of luxury handbags, cars, and shark fin soup. Yes, shark fin ...

The world’s sharks should send Xi Jinping a thank-you note. The Chinese president has been on the anti-corruption tip for years, but he’s recently kicked the policy into high gear, ordering the ...

Shark fin soup is a traditional Chinese dish that has become popular across the globe. It is viewed as a delicacy, so many restaurants are able to charge top dollar for the seafood broth. With ...

The chef not only doesn't understand the appeal and expense of this exclusive delicacy, but believes that the true cost isn't worth the status of ordering it.

The destruction of sharks for shark fin soup has helped put many wild species of the fish on the road to extinction. Now, new research suggests this costly meal may harm humans, too. “The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I comment on China business, economy, politics and culture. No MSG. UPDATE: The days of being able to order shark fin soup at ...

A global wildlife summit in Panama took an important step Thursday towards upgrading protection for sharks, the ancient ocean vertebrates targeted for their fins used in a status-symbol soup. A ...