South Korean counterparts will bring 13 companies with expertise in industrial robotics to visit the three EEC provinces on Thursday. The BoI expects to bring 40 Thai companies to the business matching event with South Korean firms. The BoI reported South Korea ranked eighth for foreign direct investment here, with a total value of 14.73 billion baht from 92 projects during 2015-2018. "South Korean companies have plenty of experience with this 4.0 stage, as they own many robotics-related technologies that are globally competitive such as smart processing, utilisation levels and industrial automation," said Mr Lee. Kim Jong-heon, director of KIRIA, said of the 13 Korean companies, three have already agreed to become business partners with Thai companies.

Source: Bangkok Post September 04, 2018 23:26 UTC