SUMMARY

• Chirac urges a social dialogue on a global level
• Chirac to launch "Year of France" in China
• French President sets tone for France's diplomacy
• U.S. Senate briefed on French ACTIONS
• EADS, Northrop Grumman to jointly build Helicopter
• Spielberg and Valenti awarded Legion of Honor
• In depth: secularism in France
• France Telecom privatized
• Detecting earthquakes from outer space
• Peugeot unveils "Stop & Start" system
• Paris says no to anti-semitism
• More immigrants opt for French citizenship
• "Extreme" forest courses gaining popularity
• Creativity in its purest state
• 2004 brings in bevy of books
• "Grande braderie" takes over Lille
• The French are playing in Chicago!