Problem retreiving unicode char.

I have a database MSSQL with some fields as nvarchar. I pasted some chinese chars on it in Enterprise administrator and it works fine. but using rs.getString , results to "?????" characther. I wonder whats wrong with the app. While the chinese character from resourse bundles displayed correctly the one that is from the database do not.
Please help.

I already included the directive UTF-8 and the page content.
As a matter of fact I could view OK the chinese chars from the Resource Bundle that I have made for all my labels and button.
In this case I ruled out the font problem since the browser could display the one that is from the resource but when its from the database throug rs.getString() it does not work it displays ????? . Does getString capable of displaying foreign chars? Does it has something to do with the JDBC?
Please enlighten me more.
Thanks.

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