Qatar Ministry of Transport said from July 26 all types of maritime transport and vessel navigation activities will fully resume.

Canada's trade minister said Canada and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

Typhoon No.12 Hongxia is forecast to make landfall overnight July 25–26 along the coast between Hong Kong and Huilai, Guangdong, likely at typhoon or strong-typhoon intensity. The system is expected to persist, bring large cumulative rainfall and carry a high disaster risk. At 06:00 on July 25 the Central Meteorological Observatory issued a typhoon orange warning, a heavy-rain orange warning and a severe-convective-weather blue warning. After comprehensive assessment and emergency consultation, the China Meteorological Administration activated a Level II emergency response for major meteorological disasters (typhoon, heavy rain, severe convective weather).