A strong typhoon is expected to reach waters off the southern and eastern parts of South Korea on Sunday after landing on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, the weather authorities said Friday.Typhoon Noru, the season's fifth typhoon, was heading west in a sea about 450 km east-northeast of the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa as of 9:00 a.m. It had winds with a maximum velocity of 72 kilometers per hour and an atmospheric pressu

The foreign ministry has filed a complaint with the prosecution against the South Korean ambassador to Ethiopia for sexually assaulting several embassy workers, the ministry here said Friday after conducting a special probe into the case."Sexual misdeeds by the head of the diplomatic mission (in Ethiopia) against multiple victims have been confirmed through a thorough investigation based on information gathered from various channels," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.(Yonh

South Korea's Army has begun a painstaking investigation into possible human rights violations against rank-and-file soldiers assigned to serve at commanders' residence, an official said Friday.The Army is under fire for news reports that Gen. Park Chan-ju, commanding general of the 2nd Operational Command, and his wife treated "housekeeping" soldiers like slaves.(Yonhap)They were forced to do household chores under inhumane conditions, according to the Center for Military Human Rights Korea, wh

Perhaps the only person not concerned about the workload for Lotte Giants starter Park Se-woong may be Park himself.There has been much handwringing around the Korea Baseball Organization about the number of pitches for the 21-year-old right-hander. In his third season, and second as a full-time starter, Park has thrown 124 2/3 innings in 20 starts, well on pace to surpass his career high of 139 innings from 27 starts in 2016.It's not just the number of innings. Park has thrown 100 or more pitch

North Korea on Friday condemned a United States move to ban its citizens from traveling to the North, claiming that it is a "dirty" scheme to restrain exchanges among people.The US government said that US nationals will be barred from traveling to North Korea starting next month on safety concerns if they don't have designated specific reasons, including compelling humanitarian purposes.(Yonhap)North Korea's foreign ministry lashed out at the US move, claiming that it is part of Washington's hos

Two-time PGA Tour winner Bae Sang-moon will return to action next month following his impending military discharge, his agency said Friday.All That Sports said Bae will play at the Shinhan Donghae Open on the Korean Tour starting on Sept. 14 at Bear's Best Cheongna Golf Club in Incheon, just west of Seoul.Bae, 31, will complete his mandatory military service on Aug. 16.Bae began his military duty in November 2015 amid much controversy. Earlier that year, Bae lost a legal battle against the local

It's back to the minor leagues again for San Francisco Giants third baseman Hwang Jae-gyun.The Giants demoted the slumping South Korean to Triple-A Sacramento for the second time this season on Wednesday (local time), and designated another third baseman, Conor Gillaspie, for assignment.They called up prospect Ryder Jones, who can play third base and outfield, from Sacramento while activating outfielder Jarrett Parker from the disabled list.Hwang was called up to the majors for the second time l

South Korean baseball club NC Dinos said Thursday their manager Kim Kyung-moon, recently diagnosed with a benign brain tumor, has been discharged from hospital.The Korea Baseball Organization club said Kim will be resting at his home and will remain sidelined indefinitely.Kim, 58, left last Friday's game against the KT Wiz in Suwon, some 45 kilometers south of Seoul, with dizziness and symptoms of acute indigestion. He was admitted to a hospital in Bundang, near Suwon. The Dinos then announced T

In the dog days of summer, NC Dinos outfielder Na Sung-bum has been the hottest hitter in South Korean baseball.Na leads the Korea Baseball Organization with a .378 batting average. He was batting a still-robust .347 through May. He missed a few weeks of action with a wrist injury but came back to hit .500 (13-for-26) in eight games in June.Then Na really took off in July, batting .383 for the month to raise his season average to .370. He has gone 6-for-9 in two games so far this month to get pa

New South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong said Wednesday that roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers is about 70 to 80 percent complete, and he may select up to 26 players to prepare for the crucial matches.Shin, who took over the men's senior squad last month, will announce his first national team roster on Aug. 14 for the World Cup qualifiers against Iran and Uzbekistan. He will start training with the players one week later."My roster is about 70 to 80 percent complete," Shin told re

Choi Kang-jun, the 13-year-old son of PGA Tour veteran Choi Kyoung-ju, has only been playing golf for about four years.But he's already set his sights on a lofty goal: to win more PGA titles than his father, better known as K.J. Choi."I'd like to become a PGA Tour player by age 20," said Choi, after finishing his second round at the Korea National Junior Championship at Lake Hills Yongin Country Club in Yongin, some 50 kilometers south of Seoul. "My father has won eight times on the PGA Tour, an

A French rescue team has found the body of a South Korean man who went missing in the Alps earlier in the week, the South Korean Embassy in France said Thursday. The regional rescue squad found the body of the 34-year-old, only identified by his last name Lee, in the alpine zone of Mont Blanc, some 4,300 meters above sea level, at around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday (France time), according to the embassy. Lee was climbing the highest mountain in the Alps, with his 44-year-old acquaintance, also surna

South Korean football legend Park Ji-sung will be named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, the event's organizers said Wednesday.PyeongChang's organizing committee said Park's appointment ceremony will take place in Seoul on Friday.Park was one of South Korea's most iconic football stars until his retirement in 2014. He served as the national team captain and represented the country at three FIFA World Cups, scoring at least a goal in each of the three tournaments. He

Veteran football striker Lee Dong-gook is closing in on yet another milestone as the second half of the season is about to begin.Lee, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors forward, is sitting at 196 goals for his K League Classic career. The 38-year-old is already the league's all-time scoring leader, and he is four away from 200 with 15 matches remaining. The season resumes Wednesday after an All-Star break.In the first half, Lee made 16 appearances -- five in starts and 11 off the bench -- and scored four ti

Promising South Korean figure skater Choi Da-bin has pulled out of an upcoming regional event with a foot injury, officials said Wednesday.The Korea Skating Unions said Choi, 17, informed the organizers of the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy on Tuesday that she won't be able to participate. This year's Asian Trophy is scheduled to begin in Hong Kong later Wednesday.Choi has been struggling with a loose pair of boots since last season. She battled lingering pains to win the first round of the na