China
Schindler: China, Materials Issues, Costs Mean Challenging 2022
In discussing its 3rd Quarter 2021 financial results, Schindler said 2022, particularly the first half, will be challenging due to a slowdown in China, supply chain issues, materials shortages and...
Park Hyatt Coming to Changsha, China, Landmark
Hyatt and The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. have announced plans for a new Park Hyatt hotel in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, in China, Hyatt announced in a press release. Park...
KONE Wins 83-Unit VT Order for New Beijing Metro Line
KONE has won an order to supply 83 vertical-transportation (VT) units for the western section of Beijing’s new Metro Line 11, the company announced on September 16. Line 11, a...
Child Falls from Escalator Handrail in China Shopping Mall
A boy estimated to be 5 or 6 years old fell from an escalator handrail in Nanjing City, China, on September 3, The Nanjinger is among news outlets to report. The child,...
Macau VT Industry Concerned Over Standard Proposal
A Chinese government proposal to adopt EU vertical-transportation (VT) standards worries some people in the elevator industry, who fear the standards would be unworkable in Macau, the Macau Daily Times reported in...
Three Safdie Projects Follow Goals of Habitat ’67
Three high-rise projects by noted firm Safdie Architects — one nearly completed, one just topped out and one newly launched — offer a vision of residential projects in Asia and Latin America...
Ground Breaks On Wuhan, China, Landmark Tower
In light of the city reopening after the COVID-19 outbreak, ground has been broken on Shimao Riverfront Block D2b (SRBD), a large-scale waterfront mixed-use development in Wuhan, China, EID Architecture reports. Designed...
KONE Wins 77-Unit Contract for Changsha, China, Project
KONE has won an order for 77 units that will include elevators, escalators and moving walks for the two-tower Changsha Shengtong Meixi International Headquarters Center, the OEM announced on July...
Elevator Accident in China Claims Life Of Teenager
Officials in southern China are investigating the death of a teenage girl who was killed when a suspected faulty elevator rose quickly and struck the top of the elevator shaft...
Chinese Residential Complex Unveils Pay-Per-Ride Elevators
The Biguiyuan residential complex in Hangzhou, China’s Lin’an District, has unveiled “public transit elevators” that charge 1 yuan (US$0.16) per ride, according to a report by Sixth Tone on May 19. The...
