Life & Culture -- October 19, 2005

• Avian flu confirmed in sparrows southwest of Bangkok
• Asian Cultural Ministers Forum to open in Foshan
• Beijing to report daily epidemic occurrences during 2008 Olympiad: official
• China's treasured Buddha finger to be enshrined in ROK
• China trying to ease water shortage crisis through desalinated seawater

• First case of bird flu reported in Greece
• Nature: Noodles first made in China
• Thailand to manufacture anti-viral drug combating bird flu
• Vietnam reports new bird flu outbreak
• Woman employee defeated in unusual labor dispute in C.China