China's Dalian Wanda unloads businesses to skirt bankruptcy

Creditors extend repayment on $600m of bonds due in late January

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China's Dalian Wanda Group is rushing to sell assets to avoid default. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)

KOHEI FUJIMURA, Nikkei staff writer

DALIAN, China -- Cash-strapped developer Dalian Wanda Group, a major Chinese conglomerate and the country's largest shopping mall operator, is selling off core businesses, including its commercial facility management and movie divisions, to avoid bankruptcy.

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