South Korean rookie Chun In-gee finished second in the LPGA Tour's first major of the season in California on Sunday.Chun shot 11-under 277 to end one shot behind champion Lydia Ko at the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club's Dinah Shore Tournament Course here in Rancho Mirage.Chun, who started Sunday one stroke behind the overnight leader Lexi Thompson at nine-under, shot a final round of two-under 70 with three birdies and one bogey.Chun, who won last year's U.S. Women's Open as a no

A U.N. office on North Korea's human rights is carrying out interviews with North Korean defectors in a bid to investigate Pyongyang's treatment of its people, a government official said Monday.The United Nations opened its field office in June last year in Seoul to monitor North Korea's human rights violations, recommended by the U.N. Commission's landmark report on the country's dismal record on human rights."Since February, the government has cooperated with the U.N. office by allowing it to

"Descendants of the Sun," a domestic TV series about a special forces captain falling in love with a volunteer doctor, is on its way to overtake the 40-percent viewership mark that no other shows have been able to touch in four years, data showed Monday.The KBS 2TV's Wednesday-Thursday night show was watched by 32.4 percent of viewers in South Korea, maintaining a viewership above 30 percent for the second straight week, data by Nielsen Korea showed.The drama headlined by actor Song Joong-ki and

Pending South Korean free agent pitcher Cha Woo-chan has signed with a Japanese agent, sources said Monday, as he eyes a move to Japan after this season.Sources said the left-hander has hired Shigeyuki Mito as his agent. The veteran lawyer has represented two South Korean players who've competed in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, Lee Seung-yuop and Lee Dae-ho, and also worked with the Seattle Mariners outfielder Norichika Aoki when he was playing in Japan.Cha, 28, has been playing for the

North Korea on Monday called the latest U.N. sanctions "anachronistic and suicidal" and urged the United States to make efforts to ease tensions on the divided peninsula.A month ago the United Nations Security Council imposed the toughest sanctions in decades over the North's January nuclear test and long-range rocket launch in February.A spokesman at the North's powerful National Defense Commission said that the international community's "anachronistic and suicidal" sanctions have made Pyongyan

Former South Korean world short track champion Noh Jin-kyu died Sunday after a battle with bone cancer. He was 24 years old.Noh's sister, speed skater Noh Seon-yeong, wrote on her Facebook page that Jin-kyu passed away at 8:00 p.m. Sunday.Noh Jin-kyu rose to prominence as an 18-year-old phenom when he won the overall title at the International Skating Union World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in 2011 in Sheffield, England. He finished second overall at the next world championships in S

After much hoopla over his playing status, South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo made the Baltimore Orioles' Opening Day roster.Kim got the final outfield spots, along with Nolan Reimold, on the roster announced Sunday as the Orioles are set to open their 2016 season against the Minnesota Twins the following day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.The decision puts an end to days of speculation over Kim's destination to start the season. After signing a two-year, US$7 million free agent deal last Dece

South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae collected two silver medals at an International Federation of Gymnastics competition in Italy on Sunday (local time) as she gears up for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games.At the season's third FIG World Cup in Pesaro, Italy, Son scored 18.550 points in both clubs and ribbon to win silver medals in each apparatus final. Margarita Mamun of Russia won the gold medal in clubs with 19.100, while Ganna Rizatdinova of Ukraine was the top performer in rib

The St. Louis Cardinals' South Korean pitcher Oh Seung-hwan tossed a scoreless inning in his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.Oh walked two and struck out two in the seventh inning against the host Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in their season opener. The Cardinals lost the game 4-1.Oh relieved starter Adam Wainwright to start the seventh, with the Cards down 3-0, and faced Matt Joyce as his first major league hitter. Oh threw a 93 mph cutter for a wild

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has called for a free trade deal with Mexico in Seoul's latest push to make inroads into the emerging market, saying it would create a win-win situation for the two countries.South Korea and Mexico launched free trade talks in 2007, but the negotiations have been stalled since 2008 due to strong opposition from the Mexican automobile industry.Last year, South Korea asked Mexico to resume talks on a bilateral free trade agreement."I think it's meaningful for S

국내 4대 금융지주 사외이사들이 지난해 법정근로기준 시간을 기준으로 3주 정도 일하고 보수로 5천만원 넘게 챙긴 것으로 나타났다.시간당 급여로는 47만원을 받았다. 올해 최저임금인 6천30원의 약 78배, 작년 최저임금인 5천580원의 84배에 달하는 금액이다.3일 각 금융지주의 2015년 지배구조 연차보고서를 종합하면 KB국민ㆍ신한ㆍ하나ㆍ농협금융 등 4대 지주사의 사외이사 29명은 작년 1년간 136.3시간을 투입해 5천253만원의 보수를 지급받았다. 시간당 47만2천원 꼴이다.법정근로시간을 꼬박 지켜 하루 8시간 일하는 일반 직장인을 기준으로 따지면 사외이사들은 3주 남짓한 기간 매일 출근해 5천500만원 가까운 거액을 챙긴 셈이다.연소득 5천500만원은 정부가 잡고 있는 누진세 부담 증가의 기준선으로, 중산층을 분류하는 여러 기준 중 하나이기도 하다.시간당 금액을 기준으로 했을 때는 KB금융 이사들이 가장 후한 대접을 받았다.최영휘 이사를 비롯한 KB금융 사외 이사 7명은 연간

허위 사실을 반복적으로 공개 언급하는 등의 방법으로 부하 여직원을 괴롭힌 혐의로 기소된 경북 한 농협 조합장이 항소심에서 벌금형을 선고받았다.대구지법 제1형사부(이영화 부장판사)는 명예훼손, 모욕 혐의로 기소된 조합장 A(58)씨에 대한 항소심에서 징역 6개월에 집행유예 2년을 선고한 원심을 파기하고 벌금 1천만원을 선고했다고 3일 밝혔다.A씨는 2011년 9월 22일 관광버스 안에서 농협 대의원들에게 부하 여직원 B씨가 횡령을 했다고 허위 사실을 말하는 등 6차례 사실과 다른 내용으로 B씨의명예를 훼손한 혐의로 재판에 넘겨졌다.그는 2013년 10월 31일 농협 사무실에서 B씨가 전화 통화를 위해 화장실에 자주 간 것을 '병'(病)에 비유하며 모욕한 혐의도 받고 있다.업무시간 중에 개인 전화통화를 하지 못하게 되자 해당 여성이 화장실 공간을 이용한 것을 피고인이 공개적으로 비아냥거린 것이다.A씨는 B씨를 횡령범으로 몰아 고소한 뒤 해고했다가 B씨가 혐의없음 처분을 받고 해고 무효소