SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday raised travel alerts for border regions of Thailand and Cambodia as the armed conflict between the two Southeast Asian countries is escalating over their longstanding territorial dispute. Beginning at 12 p.m., a “special travel advisory,” which advises nationals to refrain from traveling to or to [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s internet-only lender Kakao Bank said Thursday it has received approval from the Thai government to operate a “virtual bank,” marking the first reentry of a Korean bank into the Thai market in 25 years. The Thai Ministry of Finance recently selected a consortium formed by Kakao Bank [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean authorities have extradited the leader of a massive international drug trafficking ring responsible for smuggling hundreds of billions of won worth of narcotics into the country, officials announced Friday. The suspect, identified only as A, a 41-year-old South Korean national, was apprehended in Thailand last November following [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Amorepacific Corp., South Korea’s leading cosmetics firm, said Tuesday it has launched its luxury Hera brand in Thailand as part of its expansion into Asian markets. The first Hera outlet in Thailand is located at the Central Chidlom department store in Bangkok, with more outlets set to be added [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automotive company, plans to invest US$28 million in Thailand to establish a production facility for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries, the country’s Board of Investment (BOI) said Wednesday. In a release sent to Yonhap News Agency, the BOI said it approved the investment [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Three South Korean players scored a goal apiece in the team’s 3-0 win over Thailand in their latest World Cup qualifying match Tuesday night in Bangkok, and defender Park Jin-seop had a particularly emphatic celebration. As soon as his right-footed shot from close range found the back of the net [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With distractions from the post-Asian Cup controversy behind them, South Korea will look to put on a better performance in their World Cup qualifying campaign this week when they visit Thailand for a return match. South Korea and Thailand will play for the second time in six days when [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Thailand is turning its attention to the burgeoning world of webtoons, a digital comic format that has gained significant traction globally. In an initiative led by the Thai government, the Department of Intellectual Property, in collaboration with Kakao Entertainment Thailand and KP Comics Studio, has launched the “T-Toon Project.” This [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Thailand asked South Korea on Thursday to toughen the pre-entry screening process for foreign visitors from visa-waiver countries, after a number of its citizens were denied entry into Korea and the incidents stirred public ire. Thailand made the request to the South Korean side during a director-general meeting on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean webtoons, also known as K-Comics, are making significant inroads in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand, where they are rapidly gaining popularity among local readers. A recent report from the Korea Creative Content Agency reveals that nearly half of all comics read in Thailand are Korean, boasting an average usage [...]