51.  Canadian stocks retreated on concern the profits of Canadian exporters like Canfor Inc. will fall because of slowdowns in the economies of Japan and other Asian nations.

52.  Central Asian nations fare poorly on the annual ranking of corrupt countries by Transparency International, an organization trying to fight corruption.

53.  Corn sales have slowed as China stepped up exports to other Asian nations, undercutting demand for U.S. crops.

54.  Currencies of other Asian nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand also have plunged against the dollar.

55.  Davis and Zedillo said they plan to expand an existing program of sending joint foreign trade missions to Asian nations.

56.  Demand for electricity and the fuels used to generate it is growing fast in developing countries, especially Asian nations, analyst say.

57.  Demand for many raw materials slumped in recent months as the economies of key importers such as Japan, Korea, Malaysia and other Asian nations slowed.

58.  Demand for goods from the United States this year in its surprisingly resilient economy did much to make up for the plunge in U.S. exports to ailing Asian nations.

59.  Demand for U.S. corn slumped in recent months, in part because China sold some of its crop to other Asian nations.

60.  Developing Asian nations with the largest airlines are India, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan and Thailand.