The Go board was made from the prized wood of Torreya nucifera, a tree native to Jeju. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Zhao Yitang had always dreamed of playing football for China and this summer he finally did -- not in boots on a pitch, but ...

South Korea's new president presented Chinese leader Xi Jinping with "the finest" wooden board for ancient strategy game Go during a state visit on Saturday, days after he gave U.S. President Donald ...

With just 10 days to go before the ­curtain rises on the 15th National Games, the organizing committee on Thursday confirmed ...

Lee's gifts offered a glimpse into the art of symbolic exchange between world leaders. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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"I know that I could go everywhere I wanted to in Japan and never see another scout," Ted Heid, the longtime Mariners Pacific ...

Labour has refused to publish details of meetings during which Jonathan Powell discussed the consequences of the China spy ...

“Enter Sandman” made its debut for the Aug. 27, 2000, opener against Georgia Tech, only to have kickoff delayed by ...