Solum said on Wednesday it has entered a public-sector electric vehicle charger pilot project run by Qatar\'s electricity authority, Kahramaa. It said the project is the first case of a South Korean company taking part in Kahramaa’s proof-of-concept programme. The pilot involves one CHAEVI third-generation 180 kW fast charger equipped with Solum’s 30 kW power module, due to arrive in Qatar in early July after production and air shipment.

Nongshim is speeding up efforts to raise the share of overseas sales to at least 60 percent by 2030, tightening management of its core North American market while expanding into new markets. The company plans to set up a sales unit in Moscow in June. Overseas unit sales rose 8.4 percent last year to 1.25 trillion won, accounting for 38.5 percent of total sales, though North America slipped 1.5 percent.