Shares were mixed in Asia early Monday following North Korea's launch of four ballistic missiles, three of which landed in Japan's 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone. Hong Kong's benchmark climbed 0.3 percent after the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index fell 0.5 percent to 19,366.67 as top officials blasted North Korea over the missile launches. The Kospi in South Korea lost 0.2 percent to 2,075.42. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 0.3 percent to 23,615.73 and the Shanghai Composite index edged 0.1 percent higher to 3,222.52. Australia's ... (full story)