South Korean casino's shares tumble amid reports Chinese owner has been detained in corruption probe

By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail

Updated: 06:38 EDT, 25 August 2018

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Missing owner: Shares in a South Korean casino operator have tumbled

Shares in a South Korean casino operator tumbled this week after its Chinese owner went missing amid reports he has been detained.

Landing International Development said it was ‘unable to contact or reach’ chairman and controlling shareholder Yang Zhihui, 46.

Chinese media reported he had been detained at an airport in Cambodia, and claimed he had business ties to Huarong International Financial Holdings, whose chairman Lai Xiaomin is subject of a corruption probe.

Shares in Hong-Long listed Landing fell sharply, ending the week down 42 per cent.

It is the latest blow for Landing which recently had its licence to build a casino in Manila’s Entertainment City stalled by the Philippine government.

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