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 [...]
PATTAYA, Thailand, Dec. 03 (Korea Bizwire) — A21, a global nonprofit organization committed to eradicating human trafficking through awareness, intervention, and aftercare, is proud to announce two landmark events in Pattaya, Thailand, and Cambodia. These initiatives underscore A21′s ongoing dedication to fortifying and expanding anti-trafficking efforts across the Southeast Asia region. Child Advocacy Center Expansion [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has taken part in a new round of negotiations on the United States-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) under way in Thailand, the industry ministry said Monday. The fifth round of IPEF talks began Sunday in Bangkok for a seven-day run, and South Korea sent a delegation led [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — SK bioscience Co., a pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, said Wednesday it has joined hands with Thailand’s state-run drugmaker to build vaccine manufacturing and development infrastructure in the Southeast Asian country. SK bioscience and Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The popularity of K-pop remains strong in Thailand, but fans are becoming increasingly frustrated over the soaring concert prices. According to Thai media outlet MGR Online, the average price of a K-pop concert ticket in Thailand this year has reached 5,270 Thai baht (US$155), which is a 17.9 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday it has set up a branch in Thailand to gain a share in the local market dominated by Japanese carmakers. Hyundai has recently established Hyundai Mobility Thailand and will begin its operations on April 1, a company official said over the phone. [...]