South

Mother has nowhere to turn for daughter's operation

A mother who raised three children on her own is now desperate to save one from leukemia.

"My daughter needs to have a bone marrow transplant and doctors told me that they had found suitable bone marrow from Taiwan for her operation, but I could not pay for the operation," said Gu Bixing, a farmer in Zengcheng city, Guangdong province.

The operation requires about 300,000 yuan ($47,000) but the mother had only 130,000 yuan.

The mother and daughter are waiting for help.

(Guangzhou Daily)

 

Central

Moon Festival shines bright for moneyless American

An young American man who had run out of money in Wuhan, Hubei province, got a free air ticket to Beijing as well as a moon cake from the airport police on Sept 11, one day before the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

Kelvin, who came from California, arrived in the city by plane on Sept 10.

The young man, who has strong interest in China and the Chinese language, originally planned to find a job in the city as an English teacher.

However, he was soon running out of cash and his credit card could not be used. He could not even afford an air ticket to fly to Beijing to get help from the US embassy.

After learning about his situation, several policemen in the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport used their own money to buy a ticket for him.

Kelvin also got a moon cake as a gift from the police, which he said was the first one he had in his life.

(Chutian Metropolis Daily)

 

Bad prognosis for cheaters at cancer hospital

Hospital conmen have been cheating patients with potentially fatal diseases at a Hubei provincial cancer hospital in Wuhan.

A resident who took his 58-year-old mother to the hospital was stopped by a man who said he was a security guard and told them to get advice from a professor.

The resident, however, was aware that the two men were con artists and reported them to the hospital.

(Chutian Golden Newspaper)

 

East

Police officer hurt pushing suspect from car's path

A suspected car thief, who was pushed out of the way of an oncoming car by a police officer, left his savior in agony and went on the run.

Security officers in Rizhao, Shandong province, received a report about stolen vehicles from a company on Aug 30 and apprehended a suspect, while two others escaped.

Three days later, officers Qin Kai and Pan Hao caught the other two. However, as they took them to their car, a vehicle charged them. Qin pushed a suspect away and was hit, receiving fractures to his legs.

The suspect took his chance to flee, while Pan controlled the other suspect and called for an ambulance.

Qin has received praise for his bravery.

(Qilu Evening News)

 

Villager sells off long, dark hair to provide for family

A woman in Liaocheng, Shandong province, whose hair is longer than 1.6 meters, has decided to sell it for 10,000 yuan ($1,500).

Ji Shuangshuang, 23, started growing her hair when she was 15 years old. Since then, she has washed and protected her dark hair with shampoo and conditioner, as well as leaf juice from her family's sesame crop.

To take care of her 2-month-old child, Ji and her husband want to sell the hair to raise money. "It takes me two hours to wash my hair, and I have no time now after I have a baby," Ji said.

"The long hair I kept for eight years is something precious to me and my husband and I wanted to sell it at a valuable price."

However, staff members at nearby wig shops say the price is unreasonable and are offering only 2,000 yuan.

(Qilu Evening News)

North

This engine really purrs like a kitten under the hood

A cat that climbed up into the axis of a car went for a free ride in Beijing recently.

A local resident surnamed Tan had just driven away and reached an intersection when he heard the sound of mewing from below the vehicle.

When he checked out the strange noise he found the cat stuck in the wheel rotation axis.

It took some 30 minutes for firefighters to remove the front wheel of the car and rescue the cat, who survived without injury.

(The Beijing News)

Store fines cleaner after he enjoys loose piece of fruit

A supermarket in Beijing is attempting to fine a company 5,000 yuan ($780) after one of its employees ate a grape.

The 53-year-old worker, surnamed Qin, was sent to the store to clean the toilets in May and was asked to sweep the fresh produce section.

At about 6:30 pm on Aug 29, he found some grapes on the shelf and ate one.

"I thought it was a waste to throw them away like trash, so I took one," Qin said. Managers at the store, who saw footage of the incident recorded by a video monitor, argued Qin was guilty of stealing.

The supermarket faxed the cleaning company on Sept 1 demanding compensation.

On Sept 7, both sides ended their partnership.

Xiong Liesuo, a lawyer, said the fine is too high and that, according to Chinese law, any compensation should be only 30 percent of the good's price.

(Beijing Times)