Asia shares up despite Wall Street sluggishness

and shipbuilders leading the way. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, soared 4.9 percent. Kia Motors Corp. jumped 2.8 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.5 percent to 23,009.80 and Australia's S&P ASX 200 was 0.4...