The Kospi in South Korea is rebounding after a down week and is up 2.6 percent at midday.
Stock markets in China are also doing well. Shanghai is up 0.7 percent, while Shenzhen is up 1.6 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up 1.1 percent.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.7 percent. The Topix rose 0.9 percent.
