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                Asian Shares Up Following Good News in China, US

   Asian markets finished strong Wednesday, following the release of
   unexpectedly positive Chinese trade data and a record day on Wall
   Street.
   Hong Kong shares ended nearly nine-tenths of a percent higher, while
   Tokyo closed up by about three-quarters of a percent. Overall, the MSCI
   Asia-Pacific stock index was up eight-tenths of a percent, close to a
   five-year high.
   The surge came after China posted better-than-expected export and
   import growth, prompting cautious optimism about Beijing`s economic
   recovery. Official data showed a $18.2 billion trade surplus in April.
   Exports increased 14.7 percent, while imports jumped 16.8 percent. Both
   figures were higher than most economists had predicted.
   Meanwhile, the best-known U.S. stock market index closed at a record
   high Tuesday, the first time the Dow Jones Industrial Average has ended
   the day`s trading above 15,000.
   Investors in the United States, Europe and Japan have been encouraged
   by a strong U.S. employment report Friday which reduced worries about
   economic growth. That growing confidence helped push the Dow to 15,056.
   The S&P 500 also hit a record close of 1,625.
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