Saudi state news agency reported the royal court appointed Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman, son of King Salman, to also serve as minister of industry and mineral resources.

As of 20:00 on July 11, Hanglv Zongheng, the civil aviation authority's official direct‑sales platform, showed Chinese airports and carriers had planned to cancel more than 1,000 inbound and outbound flights scheduled for July 12. On July 11 domestic delays exceeded 1,300 flights. Shanghai Pudong, Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Ningbo Lishe, Shanghai Hongqiao and Beijing Capital airports recorded the highest temporary cancellation counts that day.

Longhua Technology Group said on July 9 its subsidiary Fenglian Ke Optoelectronics (Luoyang) independently developed, mass-produced and shipped a G8.7 AMOLED silver‑alloy tube target. The launch fills China’s gap in fully domestically produced high‑generation AMOLED high‑end silver‑alloy tube targets and ends reliance on imports for this core display material.