Sources said Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA will halt operations at the El Palito refinery for a major maintenance outage lasting three to four weeks.

CENC recorded a magnitude-4.0 earthquake at 10:14 on July 27 in Tainan City, Taiwan (23.16°N, 120.59°E), at a depth of 8 km.

On July 27 Slovak President Pellegrini arrived in Beijing for a three-day state visit, his first since taking office. He is due to hold talks with President Xi Jinping on bilateral ties and shared regional and international issues. The Chinese foreign ministry said Beijing intends to use the visit to deepen traditional friendship and political trust, align development strategies and expand cooperation across sectors.