Asia markets rise on vaccines, signs of US stimulus progress

Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 16, 2020

Markets rose in Asia on Wednesday thanks to US stimulus talks, Brexit hopes and Covid-19 vaccine rollouts, but a surge in virus cases and lockdown measures continued to cause a tug-of-war between long-term optimism and near-term pain. After months of stuttering talks between lawmakers in Washington, there appear to be signs of progress on a new rescue package for the world's top economy as t