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Reports on the performance of the pulp and paper chemicals industry as of February 12, 2003. Forecast on the growth in the demand for pulp and paper chemicals in the U.S.; Outlook of the market in Japan; Consolidations among paper chemical producers.

Several stellar Japanese architects recently converged on Manhattan, New York, for a symposium at the Japan Society called "Technology and Tradition in Contemporary Japanese Architecture," co-organized by the periodical "Architectural Record." The conference was launched with a lecture by Fumihiko Maki, recently appointed architect for a new United Nations building and a tower at Ground Zero. The focus then passed to younger architects, including Ware Kishi , Kengo Kuma, and the ebullient Jun Aoki. Aoki, Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima are rising architects. Each has built or is about to build in Manhattan: Aoki's work for Vuitton on Fifth Avenue, Ban's Paper Arch at the Museum of Modern Art in 2000, and Sejima's New Museum envisaged for the Bowery.

Focuses on the visit of the Japan Free Newspapers Association members in the United States. Aim of the members to gain knowledge on freepaper operation; Number of free papers' copies distributed in Japan and America; Details on cash flow and gross revenue multiples in free paper operation; Issues on the integration of Japanese papers into the American market.