Bilateral relation fully developed and effectively made progress. Were signed. As such the diplomatic and political relationship has cordially and mutually been consolidated through exchange visit by heads of state especially in the past 25 years. However, economic cooperation both in trade and investment still lags behind the rest of the bilateral relation ship due to the fact that Thailand largely export agricultural products facing several barriers in access to the Korean market. The kingdom has consequently experienced a trade deficilt since q975 untill today but game a qsurplus in the tourist industry. The Korean wave effectively proves better cultural connectivity in favor to the Land of Morning Calm. On the contrary, prejudice against Southeast Asians, including Thai, prevails among Koreans. Hence several challenges need to be overcome if the relationship is to be more fertile in years to come.