China's commerce ministry said on Tuesday that it aims to see online retail sales in the country rise to 17 trillion yuan ($2.66 trillion) by 2025, from 11.8 trillion yuan in 2020, in a statement outlining its 14th five-year plan for the e-commerce industry.
U.S. congressional Democrats on Tuesday said they were making progress on a sweeping bill to expand social programs and tackle climate change, but major issues remained unresolved as they struggled toward an agreement to unite the fractious caucus.
A proposal by Spain for European Union countries to jointly buy gas would not offer a solution to the recent spike in energy prices, Luxembourg's energy minister Claude Turmes said on Tuesday.
Britain reported 263 deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the highest daily total reported since March 3 following a steady rise in cases in the last month, according to government data.
China's top economic planner said on Tuesday it was studying a mechanism to stabilise coal prices over the long run, in its latest move to cool the red-hot market.