From the Chinese Press

Indispensable kindness

Ma Xiuchun, a woman who works at a small timber mill in Zhucheng, Shandong province, caused a fire because equipment was improperly operated and as a result was burned seriously. Ma could not afford the huge medical fees, but what eventually happened to her turned out to be quite moving and comforting, says an article in the China Youth Daily. Excerpts:

Instead of making a clean break with this casual laborer, the factory paid her medical bills, which rose into the millions, making it difficult to pay other workers for eight months. But no one complained. Ma's colleagues voluntarily give up their holidays and worked overtime to make their contribution to her medical treatment.