The Embassy of the Republic of Korea led by H.E. Mr. Moon Seoung Hyun, Ambassador, and the Korean Cultural Center in Thailand held the 'Tuk Tuk' Donation Ceremony at the Korean Cultural Center on June 27, 2022.
Tuk Tuk (Thai Motor Tricycle) is donated by Charoen Pokphand Foundation led by Ms. Marisa Chearavanont, CP Group's Special Advisor to Senior Chairman, for displaying at the ASEAN Cultural House (ACH) in Busan.
There are more than 70 participants at the event. The ceremony started with 'Samulnori', Korean traditional percussion music by 4 musical instruments, playing by 12 students from the Korean International School in Bangkok. Then, Acting Sub Lt. Saksom Panthong and Ms. Kasama Thongaram, official performance artists from the Ministry of Culture, performed 'Taepyeongmu', which is the Korean dance wishing peace and prosperity, and 'Ram Thai', Thai traditional dance. It is a Thai-Korean Soft Power exchanging performance specially created for this event. The plot of the performance was Saksom, the Korean groom, meet the Thai bride and marry her, with the help of his father (H.E. Mr. Moon) and bride's mother (Ms. Marisa) then both of them go to live their couple lives in Korea.
H.E. Mr. Moon said "Today's event was hosted as Ms. Marisa gladly accepted the donation request of Tuk Tuk, which is a symbol of Thailand to Korea. I hope that many Koreans watching this Tuk Tuk at ACH in Busan, recall good memories in Thailand or get to know about Thailand. As recently Thailand seek to promote its own soft power, this event will be one of the soft power cooperation cases between Korea and Thailand."
Ms. Marisa said, "By this opportunity, I wish the relationship between Thailand and Korea strengthen and it will be the milestone of both countries' exchange. As a Thai businessman, I would like to give help to Korean companies which has interest or expand their business to Thailand."
The donated 'Tuk Tuk' will be the symbol of the friendship and recovery of the human exchange between Thailand and Korea and promote Thailand at ACH in Korea. It will be sent to the Republic of Korea on July 4, 2022.
