{"id":777010530,"date":"2023-10-24T07:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777010530"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:52:03","slug":"ipi-appoints-new-director-after-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ipi-appoints-new-director-after-resignation","title":{"rendered":"IPI appoints new director after resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How-Yo Chi has been appointed to replace Dongting Zheng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Mariana Islands.-<strong> Dongting Zheng<\/strong> has resigned from his position as the manager and director of Imperial Pacific International (IPI). The company has appointed <strong>How-Yo Chi <\/strong>in his place. This move was confirmed through a document received by the CNMI Department of Commerce on October 13, a copy of which was obtained by Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement is likely to be a point of discussion at the upcoming monthly meeting of the Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) board on Thursday (October 26).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago, chief Manglona awarded the CCC US$94,068.15 to cover fees and expenses incurred due to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ccc-seeks-us100k-after-ipi-injunction\" target=\"_blank\">a preliminary injunction<\/a> that compelled it\u00a0to enter into arbitration with IPI. The ruling deems that the CCC was wrongly restrained when the court issued\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cnmi-court-extends-temporary-restraining-order-against-ccc\" target=\"_blank\">a temporary restraining order<\/a>\u00a0(TRO) and subsequent injunction, which prohibited the CCC from proceeding with plans to revoke IPI\u2019s casino licence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How-Yo Chi has been appointed to replace Dongting Zheng.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has announced a leadership transition, with How-Yo Chi replacing Dongting Zheng as manager and director. 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