SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean government’s recent efforts to deliver protective masks to Korean War veterans worldwide helped find ‘forgotten veterans’ in Thailand. The military attache office of the South Korean Embassy in Thailand worked over a month to identify Thai veterans who fought in the Korean War to include them on [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, said Sunday it will establish a joint venture with major telecommunication firms from Singapore and Thailand to better develop gaming and esports services for the Southeast Asian market. SK Telecom said it has joined hands with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singtel) and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean military has been reconsidering whether to participate in an upcoming multinational military exercise in Thailand as the new coronavirus continues to spread, officials said Sunday. The 39th Cobra Gold exercise, co-sponsored by the Thai and U.S. armed forces, is scheduled to be held from Feb. 26 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — In Thailand, where hallyu – the Korean culture wave – is popular, K-food is growing in significance, following in the footsteps of K-pop and K-dramas. The “K-Food Fair” event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT), was [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of Thais wishing to work in the manufacturing and construction industries in South Korea took a Korean language proficiency test on Sunday. The Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea), jointly with the Thai Department of Employment, hosted the 7th Employment Permit System Test of Proficiency in [...]
Bangkok, TH, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Anantara Vacation Club, Southeast Asia’s premier holiday ownership programme and a subsidiary of Minor Intl., has entered into a 3-year strategic partnership with Florentia Village, China’s leading brand of luxury designer outlets. This agreement comes on the heels of the initiatives launched in 2018, including the A-Exchange programme, which [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – In Thailand, the land of Muay Thai, a taekwondo competition – the Royal Princess Cup – was held successfully. The Thailand Taekwondo Masters’ Association held the “International Taekwondo Competition, the Royal Princess Cup” at the Thammasat University gymnasium in Bangkok on May 11 in cooperation with the Korean Community [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time in Southeast Asia, students of the Korean language education department will be graduating in Thailand. The Korean Educational Institute of Thailand announced on Sunday that it held a graduation ceremony from the Korean language education department at Thailand’s Uttaradit Rajabhat University on April 25. The graduation [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has showed off its latest mid-range Galaxy A series with its first rotating camera in Thailand to target tech-savvy consumers in the Southeast Asian nation. The South Korean electronics giant unveiled the Galaxy A80 with a 6.7-inch full screen design without a notch, [...]
BANGKOK, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The fever for learning Korean is steadily spreading among Thai students, as the number of secondary schools teaching Korean as a second foreign language in Thailand is expected to swell to 130 this year, officials said Tuesday. The Korean Education Center in Thailand said as many as 130 middle [...]