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青海兴海连发三次5级以上地震 周边水电站运行平稳
中新网西宁7月29日电 (记者 孙睿)中新网记者28日晚从国家电投集团黄河上游水电开发有限责任公司(简称“黄河公司”)获悉，截至目前，青海省海南州兴海县连发三次5.0级及以上地震，龙羊峡、拉西瓦、羊曲、班多等黄河干流重点水电站均出现震感，黄河公司紧急全域排查，周边电站、新能源场站设备运行正常，无人员伤亡、设施损毁，电力供应稳定。
国台办回应陆委会称两岸签约会作秀
中新网7月29日电 7月29日，国务院台办举行例行新闻发布会。有记者问：今年海峡论坛期间，国台办举办了十项促进两岸交流合作的政策措施对接签约会，台湾5组农渔团体签了订单。台陆委会副主委梁文杰近日称，经过调查了解，所签合约没有约定具体采购日程与数量，签约会就是“作秀”。请问对此有何评论？会否将采购意向书转化为正式合约？能否介绍相关订单的采购规模与进度？
今年前五个月 我国知识产权使用费出口额达455亿元
中新网7月29日电 国务院新闻办公室7月29日举行“开局起步‘十五五’”系列主题新闻发布会，介绍“十五五”时期知识产权保护和运用有关情况。国家知识产权局新闻发言人、副局长芮文彪表示，我国知识产权国际竞争力显著加强。
截至6月底 我国新一代信息技术领域有效发明专利占总量16.5%
中新网7月29日电 国务院新闻办公室7月29日举行“开局起步‘十五五’”系列主题新闻发布会，介绍“十五五”时期知识产权保护和运用有关情况。国家知识产权局新闻发言人、副局长芮文彪表示，我国重点领域创新动能不断增强。
国台办引用乡愁诗句谈电影《回家之路》
中新网7月29日电 7月29日，国务院台办举行例行新闻发布会。有记者问：近日改编自高雄里长刘德文护送超过400名赴台老兵骨灰归乡真实经历的电影《回家之路》发布预告片，编导、演员阵容来自两岸暨香港，有台湾舆论认为涉及统战。请问发言人对此有何评论？电影中讲述的是“回家”的故事，目前两岸官方协商机制停摆，请问大陆方面认为应该如何化解包括老兵归乡等人道协助的交流障碍？大陆方面是否愿意单方面建立“绿色通道”等机制？或在人道议题上恢复两岸协商？
国台办称根本不存在所谓“台海中线”
中新网7月29日电 7月29日，国务院台办举行例行新闻发布会。有记者问：日前，解放军1架直升机伴随无人机跨越“台海中线”，引发台湾与国际社会关切，近期大陆海警船密集出现在台湾东部海域，从西侧的“台海中线”、金马水域，到上个月推进到东部海域，大陆方面表示这是针对“日菲私自划界”宣示海洋主权。请问大陆方面如何看待外界认为大陆是试图以“切香肠”的方式进行环台海域的战略包围与极限施压新战略？如何评估这样持续压缩台湾防御与生存空间对台湾民众观感、两岸关系及台海局势带来的影响？
国台办：民进党当局恶意限缩台湾特定民众群体来大陆探亲范围 不得人心
中新网7月29日电 国务院台办7月29日举行例行新闻发布会。会上，有记者提问：台防务部门近日修正“从事防务事务现职及退离职人员申请进入大陆地区作业规定”，现役军职、文职等人员申请赴大陆探亲、探病或奔丧的亲等，由四亲等内改为三亲等内。请问对此有何评论？
云南勐腊通报教师教育不当行为：已对涉事教师记过处分
中新网7月29日电 据“勐腊教育”微信公众号消息，云南勐腊县教育体育局7月29日发布情况通报称，近日媒体关注该县第二中学教师教育不当行为，经核查，该行为发生于5月27日，基本属实。勐腊县教育体育局已对涉事教师记过处分，并进行全县通报，责令学校全面整改。同时，勐腊县教育体育局成立专班，举一反三排查全县学校及教师管理漏洞，推动系统整改。
特朗普称伊朗将遭“痛击” 不排除继续打击其地区代理人
当地时间7月29日，美国总统特朗普接受采访时表示，在伊朗向美军发动导弹袭击后，美国将进行报复。特朗普称，美国将“狠狠打击”伊朗，伊朗将遭到“痛击”。
日本熊本县地震已致14人死亡
中新社东京7月29日电 (记者 朱晨曦)据日本共同社29日晚报道，熊本县宇城市当日下午新接到两名男子在地震中丧生的报告，此次熊本县地震已致14人死亡。
综述：广州重构商业版图 练就消费“万亿之城”与国际气度
中新网广州7月29日电 (王华 秦小雅)广州开启国际消费中心城市培育建设之路五周年，交出一份成色十足的答卷。广州市商务局29日通报，广州从“千年商都”到成为“万亿之城”，一座兼具产业厚度、消费热度与国际气度的国际消费中心城市正加速崛起。
中国成功发射天链三号01星
图为长征七号改运载火箭发射升空。中新社记者 骆云飞 摄 中新社北京7月29日电 (记者 马帅莎)据中国航天科技集团消息，北京时间7月29日19时50分，中国在文昌航天发射场使用长征七号改运载火箭，将天链三号01星发射升空，卫星顺利进入预定轨道，发射任务取得圆满成功。
三个关键词看河南周口如何推动公立医院改革落地见效
中新网周口7月29日电 (李海珠)“周口作为户籍人口超1200万的人口大市，让群众就近看上病、看好病，享受更高质量的医疗服务，是当地政府的头等大事。”29日，国家卫生健康委员会在河南周口举办“因地制宜 推广三明医改经验”新闻发布会，周口市政府市长詹鹏在通报中如是说。
东盟青年：从留学中国到“创业中国” 共享发展机遇
中新网贵安新区7月29日电 (记者 周燕玲)“2026年7月初在贵州贵安新区注册了公司，主营业务是国际贸易、语言翻译、汉语培训等。”越南青年陈黎香江29日在2026中国—东盟教育交流周开幕式期间接受记者采访时说，目前公司已有合作客户，近期就会接待一批来贵州考察锂电池和人工智能的越南企业。
评论：《王的猜想》全网刷屏，火的究竟是哪个“王”？
中新网南宁7月29日电(记者 杨陈)连日来，广西日报特稿《王的猜想》全网刷屏，报纸在社交平台代购价格飙升、印刷厂连夜赶印。其背后一个问题值得深思：在大众狂热追捧下，火的究竟是哪一个“王”？
湘辽联动艺术赋能 激活抚顺新宾人参非遗新活力
中新网长沙7月29日电 (聂秦勇 吴思逸)盛夏的辽东山区，林海苍翠，参香漫谷。在辽宁省抚顺市新宾县，一场古老技艺与青春力量的“双向奔赴”火热上演。湖南长沙理工大学设计艺术学院“藝力量”社会实践团扎根当地人参产业一线，以设计赋能产业提质，用数智技术点亮非遗传承新路径。
Global Good News
Volunteers’ Tiny Bamboo Bridges Have Helped Double Migratory Crab Populations on Taiwan
Last year, GNN reported on the toolkit of patience and garden rakes needed to get through the 100 million-strong crab migration season on Christmas Island. Taiwan, itself also an island, has found that a healthy dose of compassion and basic materials can protect its own crabs during migration, running from July to September. The mangrove […] The post Volunteers’ Tiny Bamboo Bridges Have Helped Double Migratory Crab Populations on Taiwan appeared first on Good News Network .
Internet Access Soars, Costs Plummet on Island Following the End its Federal Telecom Monopoly
Internet access has increased 20-fold and broadband costs have fallen by 99% on the archipelago of Micronesia thanks to the ending of government monopoly in the sector. Market liberalization has dropped the cost of internet to $65.00 per Mbps per month to just 78 cents, while more than 1,500 kilometers of undersea fiber optic cables […] The post Internet Access Soars, Costs Plummet on Island Following the End its Federal Telecom Monopoly appeared first on Good News Network .
American Indian Schools Achieve Highest Graduation Rates in the Nation’s History
High schools funded and/or managed by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) have achieved the highest average graduation rates yet recorded in its history. 8 high schools saw every senior in the 2025/26 class graduate, while another 13 high schools achieved graduation rates of 90% or higher. It’s no secret that Native American communities often […] The post American Indian Schools Achieve Highest Graduation Rates in the Nation’s History appeared first on Good News Network .
Good News in History, July 28
133 years ago today, the Vizcaya Bridge, Spain’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site of industrial heritage was completed. Spanning the two banks situated at the mouth of the Nervion River, connecting the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas, it is the world’s oldest transporter bridge, using a 6-car gondola suspended on steel cables to ferry […] The post Good News in History, July 28 appeared first on Good News Network .
Odd Texas Ranch ‘Raises’ Telescopes to Provide Dark Sky Viewing for Stargazers in Cities Remotely
Submitted By Jeff G. Rottman About 80 miles east of San Angelo, Texas, a young astrophotographer named Bray Falls is running one of the largest ‘telescope ranches’ on Earth. Stargazers from around the world ship their telescope gear to Bray, who hosts hundreds of them on his 40 acres of gently rolling terrain near Rockwood. […] The post Odd Texas Ranch ‘Raises’ Telescopes to Provide Dark Sky Viewing for Stargazers in Cities Remotely appeared first on Good News Network .
Did Scientists Just Detect the First Known ‘Exo-Moon’?
As soon as Aleksander Wolszczan confirmed the observation of the first planet outside of our solar system, he immediately reasoned that thousands more would be discovered in the coming decades. On that prediction the astronomer, now 80, was eminently correct, and the trend has expanded to the point that recent observation seems to include the […] The post Did Scientists Just Detect the First Known ‘Exo-Moon’? appeared first on Good News Network .
Senior Who Only Learned to Swim After Retiring Saves Drowning Man Half Her Age
From China’s Anhui Province comes a story that reminds us it’s never too late to learn. 71-year-old Liu Defang remembers chatting with her friends while out one day near a bridge in her hometown in Suixi County. She suddenly heard someone shout that a man had fallen into the water. Social media footage showed that […] The post Senior Who Only Learned to Swim After Retiring Saves Drowning Man Half Her Age appeared first on Good News Network .
Vanished Hornbill Species is Breeding Again Among the Old Trees After 60 Years
For the 4th year in a row, Indian grey hornbills have successfully bred in Gujarat state where they’d been absent for more than 50 years. Despite being listed as a species of “Least Concern” by the IUCN, the animal has habitat requirements that can see it quickly succumb to displacement. Indeed even Gir National Park, […] The post Vanished Hornbill Species is Breeding Again Among the Old Trees After 60 Years appeared first on Good News Network .
Africa’s Wildfire Season Is Actually Getting Shorter, Scientists Think They Know Why
A changing climate seems to be shortening Africa’s dry season, resulting in less land scorched during the wildfire season according to new science. For all the column inches devoted to the record wildfire seasons in France, Spain, or the Amazon, it is still and has always been Africa that’s the center of world wildfires. 70% […] The post Africa’s Wildfire Season Is Actually Getting Shorter, Scientists Think They Know Why appeared first on Good News Network .
Dad Turned Weekly Library Trips with His Daughter into Beloved Community Event: Meet ‘Library Dads’
Once upon a time, in a little town called Atlanta, there was a dad who decided on a lark to take his 4-month-old baby girl to the library. He didn’t know it at the time, but the Georgia native had planted the magic bean that would grow into a giant beanstalk of brotherhood and paternity, […] The post Dad Turned Weekly Library Trips with His Daughter into Beloved Community Event: Meet ‘Library Dads’ appeared first on Good News Network .
3,000 Backlogged Eye Surgeries Paid Forward by US-Caribbean Churches, Restoring Sight for Thousands
A hospital in Trinidad and Tobago was the site of an incredible, 12-day surgical marathon. When the scrubs were finally hung up, 3,000 people had regained vision free of charge thanks to the Church of the 7th Day Adventists, who organized donated cataract and pterygium surgery work through its community hospital. Day after day, between […] The post 3,000 Backlogged Eye Surgeries Paid Forward by US-Caribbean Churches, Restoring Sight for Thousands appeared first on Good News Network .
Good News in History, July 29
On this day in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created. The US Congress was spurred to create the federal agency by the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik, the first orbital satellite. Two of the goals were to expand human knowledge of the Earth’s atmosphere and space, and the improvement of space […] The post Good News in History, July 29 appeared first on Good News Network .
It’s a Record Breeding Year for National Bird of Serbia: The Eastern Imperial Eagle
Protection and conservation programs have recorded a banner year for the eastern imperial eagle, as majestic a bird as you’re likely to see in Europe, and the national bird of Serbia. Emblazoned on the flag of the Balkans nation, 29 breeding pairs were counted out of which 16 helped 25 chicks to hatch and fledge. […] The post It’s a Record Breeding Year for National Bird of Serbia: The Eastern Imperial Eagle appeared first on Good News Network .