April 16 (Reuters) - Poly Real Estate Group Co Ltd :
* SAYS 2017 NET PROFIT UP 25.8 PERCENT Y/Y AT 15.6 BILLION YUAN ($2.48 billion)
* SAYS 2018 DIRECT INVESTMENT IN PROPERTY RELATED PROJECT AT 257.0 BLN YUAN Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/2H21EeJ; bit.ly/2H7iPvK Further company coverage: ($1 = 6.2845 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom)