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(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-07-18 15:08

Mother-in-law makes man tremble, taxi-calling apps blocked, rise in HIV-infected students.

Man diagnosed with mother-in-law phobia

A man in his 30s who had been married for three years tended to tremble with fear and found it difficult to even speak in front of his mother-in-law, reported yangtse.com on Thursday.

According to the man, he did not fear his mother-in-law who was always nice to him but he could not help trembling whenever he saw her. He had been diagnosed with suffering from socialphobia. With three-month help of medicine and psychotherapy, the man finally got rid of his phobia.

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Trending: 6 accused of trafficking tiger bought on Internet

Taxi-calling apps banned at airports, railway stations

Taxi-calling apps will not be allowed at airports and railway stations, and bargaining over taxi calling service that violates regulations will also not be permitted, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Transport, said people.cn on Friday.

In order to provide services to those customers who don't use these apps, on-call apps will not be allowed in public places and waiting areas where there is a taxi service available.

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Cheongsam show stopped by Shaolin Temple monk

More than 10 women dressed in colorful cheongsams, or Qipao, did a catwalk in front of the Shaolin Temple on Thursday before an on-duty monk intervened to stop the show saying that it would damage the temple's reputation, Zhengzhou Evening News reported on Friday.

On the other hand, the leader of the cheongsam team said the show promotes the traditional Chinese culture, which shares the same ideas with such a historic place as Shaolin Temple.

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Zhejiang sees rise in HIV-infected students

Number of students infected with HIV in Zhejiang province has seen a rapid increase, with most of the cases being reported among men, according to a report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhejiang province, said Qianjiang Evening News on Thursday.

Most of students infected with HIV are male, accounting for 82.2 percent and 94.1 percent respectively. And they primarily got infected through heterosexual and homosexual relationship.

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Trending: 6 accused of trafficking tiger bought on Internet

Head of detention house under investigation

The director of the detention house of Renshou county is being investigated by the local people's procuratorate on suspicion of arranging the release of inmates without authorization, Chengdu Commercial Daily reported on Thursday.

In May, one of the director's colleagues was also investigated on the same allegation. The local procuratorate and the detention house delined to release further information.

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Nanjing plans security checks aboard buses

Nanjing said it will have staff conduct security checks on buses, a move that follows three bus fires in Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Changsha in less than 10 days, Oriental Guardian reported on Tuesday.

Safety officers, about one per bus, will conduct security checks and question people acting suspiciously, said Zhu Ming, chairman of Nanjing Public Transport Co.

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Trending: 6 accused of trafficking tiger bought on Internet

Trending: 6 accused of trafficking tiger bought on Internet

6 accused of trafficking tiger bought on Internet

Six men were arrested on suspicion of trafficking a Bengal tiger cub in Sanmenxia, Henan province, on Wednesday, the People's Daily website reported on Thursday.

The suspects allegedly bought a Bengal tiger cub for 250,000 yuan ($40,300) on the Internet and were trying to see it when police received a tip.

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Hong Kong allows transsexual marriages

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region amended its marriage registration regulation and started accepting transsexuals' new gender and their marriage applications on Thursday, Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

The amended draft was released this March, informing residents in Hong Kong that transsexuals have the right to register to marry under their new gender, the report said.

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