KakaoBank rallies after winning Thai virtual banking license

KakaoBank rallies after winning Thai virtual banking license

Shares in KakaoBank Corp. soared as much as 17% to hit their highest level in nearly three years on Friday after the South Korean internet-only bank...

KakaoBank posts record Q1 profit, eyes Thai expansion after Indonesia

KakaoBank posts record Q1 profit, eyes Thai expansion after Indonesia

KakaoBank Corp., a leading South Korean internet-only bank, posted its highest quarterly profit in the first quarter, defying a drop in interest inc...

KT rolls out Thai-tailored large language model

KT rolls out Thai-tailored large language model

South Korean telecom service provider KT Corp. has built a large language model (LLM) platform tailored for the Thai market in collaboration with Ja...

Amorepacific's Hera enters Thai market

Amorepacific's Hera enters Thai market

South Korea's Amorepacific Corp. announced on Thursday that its premium color cosmetics brand Hera opened its first store on August 8 at Central Chi...

KAI, TAI ink deal to boost T-50TH support

KAI, TAI ink deal to boost T-50TH support

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), Thailand's state-owned aircraf...

Doosan Enerbility to introduce carbon reduction tech at Thai power plant

Doosan Enerbility to introduce carbon reduction tech at Thai power plant

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to introduce carbon reduction technologies, including ammonia co-firing and carbon capture, utilization an...

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Thai market

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Thai market

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Monday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter Thailand.Aestura joi...

LS Electric wins $23 mn order for Thai railway signal system

LS Electric wins $23 mn order for Thai railway signal system

South Korea's LS Electric Co. won a contract from the State Railway of Thailand to construct a railway signaling system for a 177 km section between...

Pepero enters Thailand’s King Power Duty Free

Pepero enters Thailand’s King Power Duty Free

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Friday that its thin chocolate-coated cookie sticks Pepero and no-sugar ice cream Zero entered King Po...

OCI to supply $700 mn polysilicon to Trina Solar

OCI to supply $700 mn polysilicon to Trina Solar

South Korea's OCI Holdings Co. announced on Monday that its Malaysian subsidiary OCIM Sdn Bhd signed a long term supply agreement for solar-grade po...

Hyundai Dept. Store, Siam Piwat to collaborate for K-content

Hyundai Dept. Store, Siam Piwat to collaborate for K-content

South Korea’s Hyundai Department Store Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with Thailand’s retail giant Siam ...

Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Thailand in 2024

Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Thailand in 2024

South Korea’s No. 2 fried chicken brand bhc Group announced on Thursday that it signed a master franchise agreement with Thailand’s Me...

Nongshim to launch Shin Ramyun Tomyum in Thailand

Nongshim to launch Shin Ramyun Tomyum in Thailand

South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. announced on Wednesday that it will launch the first global collaboration products of its flagship...

Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market

Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market

South Korea's digital healthcare startup ichrogene, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), entered into Thai market. Naver Corp....

Lotte Home Shopping, Thai TACC in Bellygom character licensing deal

Lotte Home Shopping, Thai TACC in Bellygom character licensing deal

Lotte Home Shopping Inc. has signed a character licensing agreement with Thailand’s TAC Consumer Public Co. (TACC), a lifestyle product and be...

KT ties up with Thai company for SE Asia hyperscale AI

KT ties up with Thai company for SE Asia hyperscale AI

KT Corp., South Korea’s No.2 mobile carrier, is set to foray into the large language model (LLM) sector in Southeast Asia amid the country's s...

HiteJinro to build first overseas soju plant in Vietnam

HiteJinro to build first overseas soju plant in Vietnam

South Korea's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. on Monday unveiled its plan to build a plant in Vietnam. HiteJinro Singapore confirmed a lease a...

Korean C&R Research to set up US, Thai units for global biz

Korean C&R Research to set up US, Thai units for global biz

C&R Research Inc., South Korea’s top contract research organization (CRO), plans to establish units in the US and Thailand this year while...

S.Korea to deliver food safety management skill to Thai, Malaysian officials

S.Korea to deliver food safety management skill to Thai, Malaysian officials

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea announced on Friday that it will conduct an invited training program for food safety officials f...

Orion teams up with Dutch Mill to tap Vietnamese dairy market

Orion teams up with Dutch Mill to tap Vietnamese dairy market

South Korea's Orion Corp. announced on Tuesday its strategic collaboration with Thailand's dairy behemoth, Dutch Mill Co., marking its ambitious ent...

SK Bioscience, Thai’s GPO to jointly boost vaccine infrastructure

SK Bioscience, Thai’s GPO to jointly boost vaccine infrastructure

SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MO...

Naver Webtoon promotes K-ramen in Bangkok via pop-up store

Naver Webtoon promotes K-ramen in Bangkok via pop-up store

South Korea's Naver Webtoon, along with major domestic players in the food industry, on Tuesday said it joined in Bangkok, Thailand, Boggle Boggle K...

Korean Air delivers AH-6 helicopter fuselage to Boeing

Korean Air delivers AH-6 helicopter fuselage to Boeing

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it has delivered the initial production units of AH-6 helicopter fuselages for the AH-6 project awarde...

S.Korea's KakaoBank to launch internet bank in Thailand

S.Korea's KakaoBank to launch internet bank in Thailand

South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. has begun its advance into Southeast Asia through a tie-up with a financial company in Thailand. KakaoBank on Friday ...

Yoon's English School, Thai Edupark to cooperate in local education market

Yoon's English School, Thai Edupark to cooperate in local education market

South Korean English education company, Yoon's English School, has signed a business agreement with Thai education firm, EduPark, to expand its pres...

Korea’s SPC Samlip, Siam Makro to tie up for Thai bakery business

Korea’s SPC Samlip, Siam Makro to tie up for Thai bakery business

SPC Samlip Corp., a unit of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, said on Monday it has forged a business partnership with Siam Makro...

S.Korea's Igaworks inks deal with Thai ad agency for data solutions

S.Korea's Igaworks inks deal with Thai ad agency for data solutions

Igaworks, a big data platform company from South Korea, announced on Thursday a strategic partnership and solution supply deal with YDM Thailand, th...

Korea’s Daol to sell another unit to secure liquidity

Korea’s Daol to sell another unit to secure liquidity

South Korea’s Daol Financial Group agreed to sell another unit as part of its efforts to raise money in preparations for a possible liquidity ...

Daol Investment seeks to sell Thai subsidiary, eyes $75 mn in proceeds

Daol Investment seeks to sell Thai subsidiary, eyes $75 mn in proceeds

South Korea’s Daol Investment & Securities Co. plans to sell a controlling stake in its Thai subsidiary, Daol Thailand PCL, as part of its...

Korea's LS Electric, Thai SCG to cooperate on smart factory

Korea's LS Electric, Thai SCG to cooperate on smart factory

South Korea’s leading automation equipment maker LS Electric Co. and Thailand’s construction and chemical conglomerate Siam Cement Group...

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