"There is too much attention over and over on those brands that really have started to make changes" in the West, and not enough focus on lesser-known Asia brands that also serve giant markets, said Jill Tucker, chief technical adviser at Better Factories Cambodia, a project of the International Labour Organization that works to improve factory conditions in the Southeast Asian country.

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Manhad Narula, one of the organisers of the literary prize, said the winning novel "unearthed... a rare, unfiltered, inside view into a lesser known world that exists within South Asia".

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The ECB recognized after the announcement of a U.S. ratings downgrade that all hell was likely to let loose across Asia and Europe and that lesser Eurozone governments are in far worse shape than the U.S., where maneuverability remains a key benefit.

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As of September 29, 2012, the Company owned or leased approximately 17.3 million square feet of building space, primarily in the U.S., and to a lesser extent, in Europe, Japan, Canada, and the Asia-Pacific regions.

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The cost of bringing back empty boxes from America and, to a lesser extent, from Europe, was one of the excuses for raising rates out of Asia this summer.

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