The exhibition "Contemporary Vietnamese Architecture - Interior V.ICON" will open on March 26th, 2022 at the Faculty of Interior, Hanoi University of Architecture. The exhibition is organized by the Faculty of Interior, Hanoi University of Architecture and the Architecture - Interior Branch under the Vietnam Association of Architects.

KONE Elevator and Escalator Corporation officially opened a new office in Ho Chi Minh City to meet the needs of business growth.

Thousands of households in resettlement areas of Hoang Mai district, whether they like it or not, still must use elevators that are not qualified to operate. That means danger is hidden on every trip. Managers and firms are not irresponsible, but in the end, who should be responsible?

Many accidents and elevator incidents have occurred, including serious incidents causing death. Finding out the cause shows that, in many serious cases, even though the maintenance, inspection of elevators are carried out regularly and periodically, there are still incidents, even serious problems occurring. One of the causes of that situation was determined to come from the inadequacies of elevator maintenance and repair.

On December 31, 2021, the Department of Occupational Safety, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Official Letter No. 639/ATLD-PCTTr to the Hanoi People's Committee, responding to Official Letter No. 0112/VNEA dated December 1, 2021 of Vietnam Elevator Association on elevator safety at Den Lu Resettlement Area. In particular, the Vietnam Elevator Association has reflected that many elevators of the Den Lu Resettlement Area do not meet technical requirements, but people are still using them every day, endangering their lives and health.

After more than a month of waiting, on the afternoon of December 31, 2021, Elevator Magazine received a reply from the Hanoi Department of Construction surrounding the repairing damaged and inadequate to operate elevator in resettlement apartment buildings in particular and apartment buildings in general. Instead of offering drastic and specific solutions, the Department of Construction just stopped at explaining the process and responsibilities...