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Society: Wen selected as character of 2019

Chinese character wen, meaning stability, has been chosen by netizens as the character of the year, and "my people, my country" as the phrase of the year. The winners were chosen through an online poll featuring thousands of candidates recommended by internet users, said the Chinese National Language Monitoring and Research Center and the Commercial Press.

Interactive: Share how you did as the year ends

As 2020 is drawing close, New Year's resolutions are on everybody's mind. Before you come up with yours, just go over your 2019 resolution before you make a new one. Share the status of your 2019 resolution and win New Year gifts from our app. Send comparison photos or screenshots of your resolution and what you've done with it with a short description to webeditor@chinadaily.com.cn until Dec 29.

People: China deploys female minesweepers

In June, the 18th Chinese peacekeeping multifunctional engineer contingent to Lebanon, including the first batch of female minesweepers Yang Yixin, Lu Yanhong and Zhang Huajie, went to a new Blue Line minefield on the Lebanon and Israel border. Their task was to implement demining operations assigned by the United Nations. The female minesweepers mastered international standard minesweeping procedures after stringent training. This included tripwire processing, vegetation area clearing, signal source positioning, comprehensive excavation, and mine marking.

Trends: College unveils livestream training center

Students looking to catapult themselves to internet stardom can now join a college training center that promises to do just that. On Saturday, the Harbin Vocational College of Science and Technology in Heilongjiang province unveiled the center. It is run in cooperation with a local media company. The wanghong economy－whereby online celebrities earn money from fans through digital gifts received during livestreams, or selling anything from food to fashion products－is booming.