SOCIAL IN BRIEF 13/11 (Vietnam Net) A Republic of Korea national, wanted for acts of violence by RoK police, has been arrested in Vietnam and extradited to stand trial, said the Ministry of Public Security on November 9. [News Source]

Thailand’s North alerted of bird flu outbreak (People’s Daily) Thailand's North has alerted of the bird flu outbreak after almost 100 poultries died recently in a northern province of Nan. As Thailand's North is now experiencing the winter, during Oct.7 to Nov. 5 some 79 poultries died in six districts of Nan province, a senior official at Nan's livestock department said Thursday, Thai News Agency reported. The department collected some examples of the dead ... [News Source]

Swine flu focus of two day conference at The Monte Carlo (KTNV Las Vegas) The swine flu pandemic is the focus of a global conference on the Las Vegas strip. Health care professionals from around the world got together at the Monte Carlo. [News Source]

What Bird Flu Can Teach Us about Swine Flu (in Tyee Books) (The Tyee) Secrecy and cultural bias are enemies. Information insures more survivors. [News Source]

Swine flu scepticism demands deft response  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) European scientists and health authorities are facing angry questions about why H1N1 flu has not caused death and destruction on the scale first feared, and they need to respond deftly to ensure public support. [News Source]

Europeans’ H1N1 flu skepticism demands deft response (Ottawa Citizen) European scientists and health authorities are facing angry questions about why H1N1 flu has not caused death and destruction on the scale first feared, and they need to respond deftly to ensure public support. [News Source]