China's two most-used taxi-hailing app companies have canceled payment subsidies for passengers from the past weekend.

The announcement on their Weibo accounts signals a truce in the price war between smartphone apps Didi and KuaiDi, which belong to Chinese Internet giants Tencent and Alibaba respectively.

Did the price war achieve its original goal?

Topic2 Aids teacher publicizes his diseaseRecently a Sichuan teacher named Xie Xinggang said on his microblog that he is an HIV carrier and he loves his students very much. He also welcomes people who like or hate him to visit his school.

After Xie's announcement, Xie's parents thought he was crazy and wanted to send him to a mental hospital his employer decided to stop his work and let him go home to rest; Xie will still have his salary during the break.

Is this a brave deed? Do people living with HIV/AIDS have to deal with immense prejudice?

Topic3 LGBT needs supportBeijing LGBT Center published a report last Friday calling for more attention to the emotional well-being of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in China, as members face a tough battle against emotional issues.

According to the report, out of 1,653 respondents from the LGBT community, 58 percent of teenagers and 49 percent of adults are prone to depression, much higher than the national level in both categories.

What kind of problems are they faced with?

Topic4 Wealth Gap Between Male and Female Reflected in Housing OwnershipRecently, Guardian issued an article, saying China has a growing gender gap. Women are not just 'leftover' but left out of the economic boom. The argument is while 13% of married women in China have homes in their own names, 52% of married men have the same.

Is this true?

Topic5 Written-homework ban receives mixed receptionThe education authority in northwest China's Shaanxi province has instructed local primary schools not to give written homework to pupils in grades one and two, in order to prevent myopia.

The instruction has been welcomed by most parents but questioned by a few.

Is it necessary to cancel homework for grade one & two pupils in this case?

Topic6 Xiong Hai Zi Is Here AgainRecently, video of a naughty boy hitting and kicking his grandmother on the subway of Nanjing ignites anger among netizens. (clip)The video shows the boy, who looks like a primary school student, continuously hitting his grandmother using a vacuum cup, while saying: "ni you bing".

And this brings back attention on Xiong Hai Zi.

Who should we blame?