Asian stocks mixed as South Korea's Kospi rebounds, Hong Kong falls

South Korea's Kospi continues to recover after last week's declines and is up 0.9 percent around lunchtime.

In China, stock market performance is mixed. Tech-heavy Shenzhen is up 0.5 percent, while Shanghai is around unchanged. Hong Kong-based Hang Seng falls by 0.6 percent.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed for the weekend.