Antiword official site:
http://www.winfield.demon.nl/
This is an interesting program. It can convert MS Word file (.doc) to text and display the contents in console.
No GUI . If I can make antiword correctly convert Chinese text, I will make a GUI program to display the contents. It's not a tough task.
Install:
unpack the attached zip. Put the dir ".antiword" in "/home/root", and the file "antiword" in "/usr/bin" (or anywhere you want, just don't forget to chmod).
Usage:
In console mode, type "./antiword your_word_file.doc" and see the output.
PS.
Antiword also supports xml format output.