81. Breast-cancer rates are low in Asian countries, for example, where diets are typically low in fat. 82. Brittan and Acting U.S. Trade Rep Charlene Barshefsky continued pressing Asian countries to join the ITA. 83. But before the crisis set in, Malaysia had struck a deal with Formula One to hold a race in Asia, beating out several other Asian countries. 84. But exports fell faster, reflecting soft demand in troubled Asian countries. 85. But he said that Asian countries could no longer depend on Japan to be a locomotive for the region, despite its size. 86. But exports also fell, mainly because Asian countries, in turn, cut their purchases of Japanese products. 87. But it is doing so even though the situations of the Asian countries are very different from those of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. 88. But it will come too late for millions of disconnected users in China and other Asian countries who relied on the damaged cable. 89. But Kagawa stressed Japanese officials will not be pushing Asian countries to open their financial services markets. 90. But now some economists argue that Asian countries cannot depend on each other or on the West to fuel a recovery. |