Chinese Shenzhen is up 1.6 percent while Shanghai is rising somewhat more modestly by 0.6 percent.
In Japan, the Topix has climbed 0.5 percent while the Nikkei 225 is unchanged.
The Hong Kong-based Hang Seng falls by 1.0 percent.
The initial Monday trading session is marked by both ups and downs, while new export data from China shows that the country significantly exceeded market expectations in November.
