Singapore-listed JES International Holdings has agreed to sell its insolvent Chinese shipyard business for just $500,000.

The company, which has not operated its Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industries (JEHI) plant since last August, has been appealing a Chinese court's rejection of its proposed restructuring plan, but the case has dragged on.

The buyer is Hong Kong Victo International, a specialist in restructuring owned by businessman Zeng Zhen.

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