HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison ( CKHUF ) slid more than 6% on Friday after China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office posted a commentary in state media criticising the company's recent port sale as a betrayal of China. The Hong Kong-based group said last week it agreed to sell most of its global...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is likely to face a supply shortage of rapeseed meal by the third quarter of this year as Beijing's tariffs on shipments from top exporter Canada disrupt trade and as alternative sources are unlikely to make up the deficit. Rapeseed meal futures traded on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange have jumped more than 8% since Beijing announced...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Several airlines in Asia have updated their guidance on carrying lithium batteries onboard. The batteries are in devices such as cellphones and e-cigarettes, and can malfunction to produce smoke, fire or extreme heat. In 2024, three incidents every two weeks of overheating lithium batteries on planes were recorded globally by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, compared to...

March 14 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp ( ORCL ) is in discussions with Indonesia's government to establish a cloud services center in the country's Batam Island, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. ...