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Elevator Shaft Work Confirmed After Bangkok Tower Collapse
Thailand’s State Audit Office (SAO) clarified in a statement that elevator shaft wall modification work at its 30-story, under-construction tower in Bangkok was in full compliance with regulations in the...
Focus Media To Buy Elevator Advertising Specialist Xianchao
Shares of Focus Media Information Technology leaped after China's largest outdoor advertising firm revealed plans to acquire elevator ad peer Xinchao Media Group for CNY8.3 billion (US$1.1 billion), marking a...
India’s CCI Greenlights ATC’s Stake in TKE and Saudi JV
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), India's antitrust watchdog, has approved Alat Technology Co. (ATC) acquiring a minority stake in TK Elevator (TKE) and a forming a joint venture (JV)...
Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India
A 39-year-old doctor died after being crushed by an elevator at an apartment complex in Sri Krishna Nagar, Qutbullapur, in Hyderabad, India, Medical Dialogues reported on April 14. The doctor...
Hyundai Elevator Solar Power System To Help Cut Emissions
Hyundai Elevator announced it has completed the installation of a 6-megawatt solar power system at its Shanghai Smart Campus, The Korea Herald reports. The system, which begins full-scale operation in...
Otis Dedicated to Investing in China’s Digital Future
Otis Elevator Co. says it is dedicated to enhancing R&D efforts in China to serve both local and international markets and is seeking further adoption of personalized AI solutions, Sally...
77-Year-Old Dies After Falling on Escalator in India
A 77-year-old man succumbed to injuries after falling on an escalator at Pune Railway Station in Pune, India, Pune Pulse reported on April 11. The man was traveling to Nagpur with his...
Passengers Trapped in Failing Elevator in Indian Governmental Building
A few people were trapped in an elevator in the old collectorate government building in Margao, India, on April 9, bringing attention to governmental buildings’ failing elevators, The Times of India reports....
South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety To Conduct Elevator Safety Surveys
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety of South Korea announced on April 9 it will conduct a safety management survey of newly installed elevators until December, Chosun Biz reports. The survey...