Asian shares were resilient in the face of a cooling Chinese economy while oil prices flirted with multi-year lows – unable to stem a drawn-out decline on fears of a glut. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan were flat, showing a muted response to a flurry of Chinese data which was either in line with or slightly below expectations. Japan’s Nikkei added 1.1 percent to a seven-year high, continuing to rise on expectations Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will postpone a planned tax hike next year to support the economy.