There's pressure on the revenues and pressure on the operating costs. They're all doing what they can do, but there's a lot of uncertainty out there.

We're still looking at the situation. If it turns out that that there was a crime, we will divert it into a criminal investigation. If it turns out that there were civil violations, then we will divert it into a civil investigation.

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.