Vineyard Buyer From Macau Stirs Burgundy Region

Macau casino executive Louis Ng is getting a crash course in international relations as he tries to calm the French storm that followed news he had purchased a vineyard in the hallowed wine region of Burgundy. Called "le chinois" [the Chinese] by the local French media, the 60-year-old Mr. Ng is among the most powerful casino executives in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau. He is the chief operating officer at SJM Holdings Ltd., the holding company founded by Hong Kong tycoon Stanley Ho that controls several of Macau’s casinos and hotels. When Mr. Ng was revealed last week as ...