In Japan, it was upward for the fourth day in a row. The Nikkei 225 index was at lunchtime plus 1.6 percent, while the broader Topix index had climbed 1.3 percent.
Export-heavy companies such as car manufacturers and chip manufacturers contributed strongly to the increase, writes Bloomberg.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index had increased by 0.4 percent.
The composite indexes in Shanghai and Shenzhen showed mixed development, with trading around zero and an increase of 0.8 percent, respectively.
Investors' optimism is due, among other things, to the White House's signals that the tariff pause introduced on certain export goods to the USA may be extended.
Also contributing are the currently decreased tensions in the Middle East after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
In China, fresh profit figures show a downturn in the country's industry.
