China's distressed property developers reveal wave of job cuts

Defaulted companies carry out double-digit reductions as revenues fall, debts pile up

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Unfinished residential buildings in Tongchuan, in China's Shaanxi province, in September 2023. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Mainland Chinese property developers suffering from mounting debt obligations and dwindling sales have resorted to drastic workforce cuts, some of their annual reports show.

Yuzhou Group Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed midsize developer, disclosed on Thursday that it had slashed its headcount to 1,211 by the end of last year, from 1,985 a year earlier, marking a 39% decrease.

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