Thailand

Earnings 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...

Food & Beverage Samyang Foods releases export-only ramyun brand in Thailand

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. said on Wednesday it launched the new export-only ramyun brand Mep in Thailand. Mep is the second brand for the...

Banking & Finance KakaoBank, SCBX to open internet bank in Thailand

South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. said on Sunday it partnered with Thailand’s financial giant SCBX to establish a local virtual bank.   ...

Food & Beverage Paris Baguette to enter Thailand, Brunei, Laos

South Korean bakery brand Paris Baguette, operated by SPC Group, said on Wednesday it will enter Thailand, Brunei, and Laos.SPC signed a master fran...

Logistics CJ Logistics transports KAI’s T-50TH to Thailand

South Korea's CJ Logistics transported two T-50TH fighter jets, manufactured by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), to Thailand, the company sa...

Korean food CJ CheilJedang launches protein snack O-right Tempeh Chips in Thailand

CJ CheilJedang Corp. accelerates its business expansion in Thailand with a new protein snack.CJ CheilJedang announced on Monday that it has launched...

Aerospace & Defense 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...

Korean games Com2us BTS Cooking On surpasses 1 mn global downloads

South Korea's Com2uS Corp. announced on Monday that its new cooking simulation game, "BTS Cooking On: TinyTAN Restaurant," reached 1 million downloa...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom's X Caliber to enter SE Asian pet market

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract to supply X Caliber, an AI-based pet diagnosis assistance solution, to t...

E-commerce Shopee to ramp up Korean goods sales in Vietnam, Thailand

Shopee Pte. Ltd., an e-commerce operator, plans to quadruple sales of South Korean products in Vietnam and Thailand by 2025 aiming to expand its glo...

Food & Beverage Fried chicken chain bhc adds two more stores in Thailand

South Korean fried chicken chain bhc Chicken announced on Monday that it opened its fifth and sixth stores in Thailand.The number of stores has incr...

Energy 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...

Korean games Krafton's Overdare conducts alpha test in SE Asia

South Korea's gaming giant Krafton Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will conduct an overseas alpha test for Overdare, a mobile user-generated con...

Food & Beverage 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...

Economy S.Korea, Thailand launch negotiations for EPA

South Korean and Thai governments declared the launch of negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Thursday. South Korea’s ...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience exports Sky Cellflu to Thailand

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Thursday that it has shipped about 440,000 doses (for single-dose administration) of its cell-cultured ...

Energy Doosan to supply carbon-free power generation technologies to Thailand

South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. will promote the supply of carbon-free power generation technologies such as car...

Entertainment Innocean, HYBE launch Seventeen project in Bangkok

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it has launched a K-pop boy g...

Automobiles Korea’s Kia to set up sales unit in Thailand; EV plant an option

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. plans to establish a sales subsidiary in Thailand as part of its electric vehicle push in the...

Korean food Fried chicken chain bhc enhances localized menus in SE Asia

South Korean fried chicken chain bhc Chicken on Monday announced the opening of its third outlet in Singapore.bhc operates 10 stores in Southeast As...

Bio & Pharma NGeneBio gets approval for cancer diagnostic device in Thailand

South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. announced on Friday that it has received approval for the sale of its in-vitro diagnostic medic...

Food & Beverage S.Korea sees new record of seaweed exports

South Korea's seaweed (Gim) exports hit 1 trillion won ($770 million) in this year, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday. I...

Food & Beverage 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...

Beauty & Cosmetics Cosmax targets Thailand with K-beauty cosmetic formulations

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer that specializes in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it is ac...

Bio & Pharma GC Biopharma wins $10 mn order for flu vaccine in Thailand

South Korea's GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Thursday that its flu vaccine GC Flu secured a $10 million order in the upcoming bid by Thailand's Gov...

Food & Beverage 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...

Retail Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom in Bangkok

South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping announced on Tuesday that it has displayed Bellygom Bellygom at Siam Discovery, the largest shopping mall in Bangk...

Aerospace & Defense KAI participates in Thailand's Defense & Security 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Monday it has participated in Defense & Security 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, ThailandThe comp...

Fintech Naver Pay expands on-site payment to SE Asia countries

Naver Pay, the simple payment service of South Korea's Naver Financial, said on Thursday it has expanded its overseas on-site payment services. It...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Ocean to target Southeast Asian defense market

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. will participate in Defense & Security (D&S) 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The company said on Thursday it ...