For Singapore, it bodes well for its efforts to be a hub for Southeast Asia, offering companies international investors they can tap.

All members of the international community should make due efforts in accordance with that. China will make its own utmost effort to help promote the inspection process in accordance with the U.N. Security Resolution 1441.

We're not so many years away from companies offering kits for the compulsive, ... (But) anyone that compulsive isn't going to lose something.

The prospects for the Asia-Pacific region are particularly hopeful. Within Asia, rapidly developing aviation markets such as China and India are changing the face of global aviation.

Some Asian companies are using Dubai as a logistics hub or a distribution center. We would like to see that grow to a full-fledged manufacturing center.

I'm very glad to see it close. We've been cautioning investors not to expect as much from it because its asset base has significantly limited its flexibility. At a certain level, it's going to lose its ability to distinguish itself from an index fund.