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Asian shares track Wall Street gains amid vaccine hopes

by AP Business Writer
| August 21, 2020 12:03 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were higher Friday on hopes for development of a coronavirus vaccine, although worries remained about long-term economic damage from the pandemic.

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