A commercial passenger flight operated by Air China was safely diverted to Shanghai on Saturday (October 19, 2025) after a battery stowed in a passenger’s carry-on luggage caught fire, the airline said.
The incident occurred aboard the national carrier’s daily flight from the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou to Incheon International Airport, near Seoul, South Korea.
“A lithium battery spontaneously ignited in a passenger’s carry-on luggage stored in the overhead bin on flight CA139,” the airline said in a statement on Chinese social media platform Weibo.
“The crew immediately handled the situation according to procedures, and no one was injured,” the statement said.
The plane was diverted for an unscheduled landing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport “to ensure flight safety”, it added.
Bright flames were seen coming from an overhead storage compartment in an image taken by a passenger and published by state-affiliated domestic media outlet Jimu News.
There was black smoke in the cabin, the image showed, as at least one passenger was seen trying to extinguish the blaze.
Data from tracking website Flightradar24 showed that the flight took off from Hangzhou at 9:47 a.m. local time.
It made a complete turn over the sea roughly equidistant from the eastern Chinese coast and Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, landing in Shanghai shortly after 11am local time.
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With US stock prices reaching new record highs, the Warren Buffett Indicator has reached an alarming 218%. As a reminder, when it rises above 160% it’s historically suggested that US stocks are significantly overvalued.
This isn’t the only signal hinting that valuations might be getting stretched in 2025. And yet, despite rising concerns, the ’Oracle of Omaha’ and his team are still buying some US shares.
So what stocks is the billionaire investor buying? And should investors follow in his footsteps?
With a reputation for being a value-oriented investor, the fact that Buffett’s buying at a time when valuations are high seems strange, on the surface. But digging deeper, he’s actually still executing the same tried and tested strategy of prioritising value at a fair price.
Two of his recent investments in Nucor (NYSE:NUE) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) seem to demonstrate this perfectly.
So what do these businesses do? And why is Buffett’s team buying them now?
Nucor is a US steel producer. In fact, it’s one of the largest in the country, operating an expansive network of furnaces that recycle scrap metal into quality steel. This unique approach drastically reduces the cost of manufacturing, giving the group a notable competitive edge over its US rivals – something Buffett loves to see.
With the US imposing a 50% tariff on imported steel, Nucor now looks far more attractive to steel consumers. And when combined with surging steel demand courtesy of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and national electrification spending, the business looks like it could be a new champion within the supply chain of countless US-based businesses.
Combining this with an undemanding forward price-to-earnings ratio of 12.2, it’s not so surprising that Buffett‘s taken an interest.
Of course, there are still risks. Even with tariffs, steel demand remains highly cyclical and sensitive to activity within the construction and industrials sectors.
Since higher interest rates often subdue activity within these industries, Nucor’s growth could prove lacklustre, especially if inflation continues to prove sticky. And if AI infrastructure spending starts to slow, the firm could lose a significant tailwind that’s currently driving it forward.
UnitedHealth’s also another seemingly cyclical strategy the billionaire’s pursuing. The firm’s the largest health insurance provider in the US. And with an ageing population, demand for its services is suspected to steadily trend upward.
That’s potentially great news for shareholders, given that UnitedHealth’s business model is both high-margin and cash-generative. However, given its leading role within the US healthcare (a sector that’s becoming increasingly scrutinised), the company has been getting a lot of attention from regulators.
The Department of Justice is already investigating the firm for anti-competitive practices. And with political pressure to curb healthcare costs, management’s long-term pricing power may be restricted. This, among other factors, is one of the reasons why UnitedHealth shares have tumbled close to 40% in the last 12 months.
For both Nucor and UnitedHealth, Buffett’s bullish stance makes a lot of sense given the long-term opportunities at seemingly reasonable valuations. Therefore, I think it’s wise for investors to dig a bit deeper and see whether or not these US stocks could be a good fit for their own portfolios.
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