Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Jiravat Maneechote, Deputy Governor of Songkhla Province, along with the working group led by Mr. Chatphet Kru-ampo, Deputy Chairman of Songkhla Provincial Administrative Organization Ms. Phopphon Thongkhanarak, Director of the Urban Planning Division, Ms. Saranta Supattanakun, Director of the Tourism and Sports Division, Mr. Sathienpong Kaewphet, Director of the Strategy and Information Group for Provincial Development, Songkhla Provincial Office.Mr. Prasert Kunteprom, Expert Policy and Plan Analyst, Songkhla Provincial Tourism and Sports Office, Mrs. Nittaya Maneechoti, Expert Cultural Specialist, Songkhla Provincial Cultural Office and Dr. Charoen Suwanchat, representative from the Faculty of Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya and Chiang Mai University.As a project consultant, I met with representatives of Seoul's creative city drivers and the director of the Asia Cultural Exchange Foundation to exchange knowledge on creative city networks and inter-city collaboration, as follows:
1. Establish a Korean cultural learning center and establish cooperation in developing Korean language learning curriculum.
2. Develop cooperation in integrating Korean wave (K-Hallyu) and tourism in Thailand.
3. Promote Korean pop culture (K-POP) with support from the Republic of Korea.
4. Promote e-Sports exchanges between Thailand and the Republic of Korea.
In the afternoon, the working group met with Mr. Thani Saengrat, Thai Ambassador to Seoul, Republic of Korea, to exchange ideas on cultural cooperation.
