Asia markets saw gains on Wednesday, despite the White House's restatement of its tough stance on trade.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 93.53 points, or 0.4%, to 24,033.79. The Japanese yen saw gains of 0.16 percent at 112.79 against the U.S. dollar.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index returned with a bang, thundering higher 317.48 points, or 1.2%, to 27,816.87.
Hotpot chain Haidilao, which went public on Wednesday, traded at 17.88 Hong Kong dollars ($2.28 U.S.) per share after reaching a high of HK$19.64 earlier. Its issue price was at HK$17.80 per share.
Australia still closed higher despite paring some of those gains, with major miner Rio Tinto advancing by 1.2% while BHP Billiton was higher by 1.2%
The Australian dollar lost some of its earlier gains but remained 0.2% higher at $0.7262 U.S.
On Tuesday, U.S President Donald Trump reiterated his administration's stance on trade, telling the United Nations General Assembly that his country would "no longer tolerate abuse" on that front.
In other markets
Markets in Korea had the day off
In Shanghai, the CSI 300 recovered 37.44 points, or 1.1%, to 3,417.24
In Singapore, the Straits Times STI index nosed up 3.02 points, or 0.1%, to 3,239.10
In Taiwan, the Taiex index deleted 4.86 points to 10,974.19
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 added 3.89 points to 9,349.85
In Australia, the ASX 200 regained 6.4 points, or 0.1%, to 6,192.28
