By Yi Wei Wong

Chinese developer Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that net profit rose slightly in the first half from a year earlier, buoyed by strong property sales.

The developer reported net profit was 6.34 billion yuan ($917.2 million), compared with CNY6.31 billion in the previous-year period.

Revenue rose to CNY51.14 billion from CNY38.57 billion, the company said.

The developer said it has 211 key projects in the sales pipeline in the second half.

Longfor Group said it would work toward keeping costs low in the second half to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. 



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