Kone Wins Shanghai IFC Deal
Kone, the Finnish elevator and escalator company, has won an order to install 99 lifts and escalators in the new Shanghai International Finance Centre (IFC) in Pudong. The value of the deal was not disclosed, but is rumoured to be around USD10m. The 99 lifts and escalators will be delivered by 2009. The IFC is managed by the Hong Kong based Sun Hung Kai Properties Group, and will become a sister property to Hong Kong's IFC Tower, the tallest building in Hong Kong.
Beyonce & Linkin Park To Perform in Shanghai
U.S. R&B star Beyonce Knowles will perform a concert in Shanghai on
3 November. Her management announced that Beyonce will arrive in the
city following the cancellation of a Malaysian concert due to
objections about her wardrobe. The 26 year old will also perform in
Mumbai, Bangkok and Macau. Other scheduled concerts this autumn in
Shanghai include Linkin Park, Kylie Minogue and Taiwanese superstar Jay
Chou.