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China-backed Malaysia megacity project struggles to gain momentum

Country Garden's $100bn offshore development still slowed by pandemic headwinds

The Forest City project in Malaysia's state of Johor has been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, but is still aiming for completion in 2035. Residential apartments under construction are pictured in early 2019.   © Reuters
P PREM KUMAR and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei staff writers | Malaysia

JOHOR/HONG KONG -- Malaysia is pushing to reopen its economy to the world after two years of coronavirus-related border closures, but a $100 billion megacity spearheaded by a Chinese developer off the country's coast near Singapore remains largely stuck in neutral.

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