China's largest crude oil producer, Bohai Oilfield, has exceeded 90,000 tonnes of daily crude oil production since January, marking the first time the oilfield has surpassed this benchmark, its operator said.

 The transaction volume of the Guiyang-based Global Big Data Exchange (GBDE) has reached 581 million yuan (about 84.6 million U.S. dollars) as of Tuesday.

The U.K. Foreign Office document describes a network of illicit sawmills, off-the-books exports, and payments made to the Liberian forestry agency that were not deposited in official accounts, which could amount to a “parallel system” for the timber trade.

Grocery chain Asda is rationing sales of some fruit and vegetables after a bad harvest in southern Spain and north Africa led to gaps on supermarket shelves.