Life & Culture -- May 9, 2006

• 2,500-year-old imperial tomb excavated in northwest China
• Angola speeds up fight against cholera outbreak
• Cote d'Ivoire culls poultry after bird flu cases confirmed
• Chinese health authorities step up surveillance of bird flu area
• Disney to end McDonald's pact amid obesity concerns: report

• Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to 17 Vietnamese localities
• Hospital fee changes to rationalize usage: HK officials
• U.S. unprepared for bird flu outbreak: health secretary
• Volunteers on Los Angeles streets to clean up city
• Zhang Yimou's second outdoor production to debut in July

• Zhang Yimou says his latest production will not affect Olympic plans