I spoke to him on the phone later at length, and he gave me details from the scene and quotes from people he had interviewed. It was a fairly smooth experience -- he's reported from scenes of attacks for us before, and he knew the depth of reporting that is required for our stories.

His fear of being named was indicative of how tense the country is growing these days.

We always said that directors work their whole lives to get final cut on a movie. We have that. So why would you want to run away from what every other director is sprinting toward their entire careers?

All channels in the entire TV network are in an intense competitive environment and we have to ensure that people consistently tune into our channels. This is done by working with Astro to implement aggressive advertising and promotional (A&P) campaigns as well as on-going research and marketing strategies.

Gains in the market are fund-led. Trading in the region remains relatively strong with funds pursuing select stocks, among them metals. Overnight gains on Wall Street also helped sentiment.

Taking a long-term view, we fully expect China's eventual emergence as a full-fledged R&D hub in any global network. Capabilities in chemistry and clinical research are already well established with great potential for rapid growth in biology and preclinical development.