China
Design Released for 45-Story Tower in Shenzhen
Architecture office RSHP has unveiled the design for the Shenzhen - Hong Kong Innovation Integrated Service Centre, a 45-story tower in the Futian Free Trade Zone in south Shenzhen, China,...
First E2 Forum in China Sees Success in Shanghai
The first E2 Forum China was held on October 20, 2022, at Microsoft AI & IoT Insider Lab in Shanghai, organizer Messe Frankfurt reported. The inaugural event enjoyed support from...
Hyundai Elevator Announces Elevator Design Contest Winners
Hyundai Elevator, South Korea’s largest elevator manufacturer, on November 30 announced the six winners of its elevator design contest, The Korea Herald reports. A total of 347 individuals and teams...
KONE Providing 256 VT Units for Chongqing Metro Line 10
In the third quarter of 2022, KONE booked an order to provide 256 vertical-transportation (VT) units to phase two of Chongqing Metro Line 10 in China. The order includes 18...
Two Similar Escalator Step Incidents in Same Week in Hong Kong
Two similar instances of an escalator step snapping off occurred within the same week at Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway (MTR) stations, The Standard is among outlets to report. In...
Taoping Sees High Engagement With Elevator Program in China
Taoping Inc. recently announced the company has achieved a record high user engagement level with its smart elevator program in Tianjin, China: The program now covers more than 8,000 elevators,...
KONE to Equip Suzhou Metro Line S1 With 171 VT Units
KONE will equip Metro Line S1, the first urban rail line in Suzhou, China, with 171 vertical-transportation (VT) units including 30 MonoSpace® elevators and 141 TransitMasterTM escalators, KONE announced on...
CTBUH 2022 International Conference in Three Chinese Cities
In addition to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) full slate of speakers and activities at the “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism” conference in...
KONE EVP Greater China Role to Transition from Johnson to Bao
Effective October 8, Joe Bao has been appointed executive vice president (EVP), Greater China, and member of the executive board at KONE, succeeding William B. Johnson, who will retire. Previously...
123 Mitsubishi Electric Elevators for New JD.com Beijing HQ
Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corp. recently announced that Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd. provided 123 elevators for Chinese e-commerce company JD.com's new headquarters in Beijing's Yizhuang Economic Development Zone, Manufacturing...
