Reception for State Council Counselors, Research Institute Members A Spring Festival reception was held February 8 to honor State Council counselors and members of the CPC Central Committee's Research Institute of Culture and History.
		World leaders Pay Last Respects to Hussein A galaxy of world leaders gathered in Amman yesterday to join Jordanians in an emotional farewell to King Hussein, killed by cancer after 47 years as a pillar of stability in the turbulent Middle East.
		Commentary: Dialog is the Right Choice Representatives from the two sides of the Kosovo conflicts held peace talks in the French town of Rambouillet February 6, aimed to seek a political solution to the crisis. Though the result of the talks is difficult to predict, dialog helps to ease the Kosovo situation.