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Shen told Chinese financial news outlet Yicai in a 2016 interview posted to YouTube in 2019 about an internal Sequoia database that held 40 years of the firm's intelligence on the companies it had invested in and that Sequoia teams worldwide could access. Shen excelled, with investments in companies including food-delivery company Meituan and e-commerce platform Pinduoduo. Since Sequoia China uses the firm's name, the staff aides and officials argued, there must be more that Sequoia Capital can do. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses casino company Caesars Entertainment Corp.'s decision to put up for sale a golf course in Macau, China that it had bought in 2007 with the intention of building a casino on it. Caesars chief executive Gary Loveman said Macau officials have indicated they will grant no more casino licenses to U.S. companies. Caesars' U.S.-based rivals Wynn Resorts Ltd., Las Vegas Sands Corp., and MGM Resorts International all have licenses to operate casinos in Macau.

The article discusses concerns among U.S. officials about money laundering and organized crime prompted by efforts of the Las Vegas, Nevada casino industry to attract gamblers from China who bet large sums. To circumvent a $50,000 limit on how much money the Chinese government lets its citizens take abroad each year, gamblers often obtain funds from tour operators based in Macau, China, some of whom are suspected of wrongdoing. INSET: Triad Story: Connection Seen to Las Vegas Operators.

The article examines a controversy among securities traders, members of and employees of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, China over a proposal by the exchange to shorten the break in trading taken for lunch from 90 minutes to one hour. It is noted that no major stock exchange in a Western country has a midday break in trading. Choi Chen Po-sun, a woman stockbroker leading the protest of the proposal, states that lunch is a Chinese tradition.

The article examines a civil complaint in Nevada filed by financier Kazuo Okada against the gambling industry company Wynn Resorts Ltd. It is noted Okada is a director of that corporation and its largest individual stockholder. Okada's allegation that company founder Steve Wynn prevented him from seeing its financial records relating to its operations in Macau, China is discussed.

The article discusses the optimistic outlook on Chinese stocks among securities analysts despite concerns among some about continued Chinese economic growth and accounting fraud. Research outfit Forensic Asia Ltd. says that for every Chinese stock analysts have a "sell" recommendation on, there are over 19 other stocks for which they have "buy" ratings.

The article discusses comments from Martin Wheatley, the departing head of the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, China. Wheatley urged that investors be cautious about investing in China, noting that a bull market in Chinese stocks was reminiscent of a mania for U.S. Internet companies in the late 1990s that ultimately collapsed.

The article focuses on Angela Leong, former wife of Macau, China casino financier Stanley Ho. An agreement between Leong and other members of Ho's family, including two other ex-wives and their children which keeps Leong in her position as executive director of SJM Holdings Ltd., Ho's holding company for his gambling industry activities, is discussed.

The article discusses developments in the struggle for the assets of ailing casino mogul Stanley Ho. In a televised statement in Hong Kong, China, Ho explained how he wants his assets distributed among two of his several wives, and the five children of a different wife. Angela Ho, a daughter of Ho whose family has been left out of his plans, has contested the proposed division of assets. Stanley Ho owns 18% of holding company SJM Holdings Ltd.

The article discusses a complicated struggle over the assets of ailing casino mogul Stanley Ho. His controlling share of SJM Holdings Ltd., which runs Ho's casino in Macau, China, is worth $1.7 billion. Ho has had 17 children by four different women. One of these women, Angela Leong, is fighting one of the kids, Pansy Ho, for control of Ho's holdings.

The article discusses controversy over a proposed division of the assets of Macau, China casino magnate Stanley Ho. SJM Holdings Ltd., whose parent firm Ho owns a 32% share of, released a statement indicating Ho's third wife, Ina Chan, would get about half of Ho's assets. Attorneys for Ho have challenged that plan, though, claiming that it goes against the wishes of the ailing, 89-year-old Ho.

The article reports that gambling revenues in the Chinese territory of Macau fell for the ninth consecutive month in February 2015, due in part to anti-corruption efforts by Chinese President Xi Jinping that have discouraged wealthy Chinese away from Macau's casinos.

The article discusses the Hong Kong, China Police Department's launch of a money-laundering investigation into Macau, China gambling-junket executive Cheung Chi Tai, focusing on the freezing of Cheung Chi Tai's assets, as well as information about the Neptune Guangdon Group junket operator.

The article reports gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau declined by 23 percent in October 2014 from the same month in 2013, stating that the brokerage CLSA forecast revenue would decline between 15-20 percent in November and December from the previous year, and talks about factors behind poor performance in Macau.

The article reports that as of May 14, 2013 a Nevada jury ordered the casino firm Las Vegas Sands Corp. to make a payment to Hong Kong, China businessman Richard Suen for helping the firm to acquire a casino license in Macau, China, with allegations of bribery also involved.

The article reports that the gambling firm MGM Resorts International has gained permission as of January 2013 from the government of Macau, China to build a second casino to be located in the city's Cotai area, with shares of the unit MGM China Holdings Ltd. rising.

The article discusses efforts to popularize "Texas Hold 'Em" poker in China, with commentary presented about Chinese regulatory restrictions on gambling, online gambling games in that country, and a major poker tournament hosted by game company OurGame.com and the World Poker Tour, scheduled for December 14, 2012 in Sanya, China.

The article presents information about Chinese gangs called triads, which are believed to have ties to tour operators known as junkets that provide funding for large Chinese gamblers at casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The article discusses remarks made by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) futures commission chief Ashley Adler in 2012 concerning initial public offering (IPO) rules for bankers in Hong Kong.

The article reports on a proposal by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. in China to extend its four-hour trading day in an attempt to elevate its status as an international financial center.

The article reports on the statement issued by Sands China Ltd. that the opening of its casino project in Macau, China will be delayed due to an insufficient number of construction workers.

The article reports on the compromise between Hong Kong and Beijing, China that led to the approval of the election law overhaul in the former on June 25, 2010.