Asian shares mostly rise while virus fears continue
(World News USA)

TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, despite overnight losses on Wall Street and continuing fears about an outbreak of a new virus that began in China. The Nikkei 225 rose 1.0% in afternoon trading to 23,415.30.Australia`s S&P/ASX 200 added0.4% to 7,144.60.South Korea`s Kospideclined 0.2% to 2,204.66.Hong Kong`s Hang Seng added 0.4% to27,635.93, while the Shanghai Composite edged up0.1% to 2,986.34. Adding to optimism, new virus cases in China have been falling, with 1,749 new infections and 136 new deaths announced on Wednesday. But data are showing disruptions to...