SUMMARY

• Bush hosts Chirac in Brussels
• France and U.S. denounce assassination of Rafiq Hariri
• Chirac: “Our cooperation is exemplary”
• Kyoto Protocol comes into effect
• France launches first ever 50-year bond for G7 country
• U.S. pilots honored for Indochina service
• In-depth French-English medical dictionary published
• Hope diamond's French connection confirmed
• In depth: Amusement parks, French-style
• France announces economic program
• New initiatives to attract overseas talent
• Chartres, capital of cosmetics
• Free guide for proper pet care
• Blogging takes off in France
• Country clubbing
• Romanesque France
• Remembering Montesquieu
• Passion for French drawing