Once all the spare labour was used up and capital employed per worker reached rich-country levels, he argued, Asia's growth would slump.

ECONOMIST: Catch up if you can

Ambassador Dr. Nassif Hitti, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to UNESCO, recalled the long and deep history of dialogue between the European and Arab regions and their societies, featuring rich exchanges at all levels.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

In general, they find that cross-border marriages are rising in most places, but the most significant fact is the big difference between levels in rich and developing ones.

ECONOMIST: International marriage