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Asian markets brush off North Korean missile launch

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Stock markets in Japan and South Korea rose Monday morning as investors brushed off Pyongyang’s missile launch, and after record gains on overseas bourses. The short-range projectile flew for several minutes before landing in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) — the latest in a series of launches that have ratcheted up tensions over the North’s bid to develop weapons capable of hitting the United States. The political reaction in Asia […]