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Major Cineplex Group, Thailand’s leading operator of cinema and lifestyle entertainment complexes, on Monday will announce a joint-venture agreement with South Korea-based entertainment and media content company CJ E&M to set up a Thai film-making company, which is expected to shape the industry in Thailand.
Chairman Vicha Poolvaraluck will lead Major Cineplex at the signing, while CJ E&M will be led by its chief executive officer, Tae-Sung Jeong.
The joint-venture deal is in line with Vicha’s personal vision to become an engine moving and developing the cinema and Thai film industries. The partnership with CJ E&M will allow the transfer of know-how and technology for film production to the Kingdom.
 
BROADER COLLABORATION
Dusit International’s Education Division and the famed Swiss hospitality training institution, Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL), have agreed to extend their collaboration.
A memorandum of understanding was signed recently to bring more Dusit hospitality schools with EHL accreditation to the Asean region over the coming years.
Since 2012, EHL has certified the International Hospitality and Resort Management programme at Dusit Thani College’s Bangkok and Pattaya campuses.
According to Dusit’s statement, EHL and Dusit will also collaborate in areas such as vocational education, e-learning and blended learning pedagogy. among others.