• Asian shares rose on Tuesday, diverging from New York markets that slipped on concern about President Donald Trump's ability to focus on economic policies.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ000PUS rose almost 0.6 percent, after pulling back slightly in early trade.
• Japan's Nikkei share average edged down on Tuesday, following Wall Street's lead, with investors deterred by geopolitical tensions after the North Korean missile tests, while buying continued to fuel in into small cap stocks.
The Nikkei fell 0.2 percent to 19,344.15.
• China stocks edged up on Tuesday, aided by renewed interest in technology shares in late trading after a listless morning session.
The blue-chip CSI300 index ended up 0.2 percent, to 3,453.96 while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.3 percent to 3,242.41 points
Investors piled into tech shares for the second day following Premier Li Keqiang's Work Report on Sunday that identified innovation as a key part of China's economic restructuring.
• Hong Kong stocks were firm on Tuesday, as Chinese Internet giant Tencent led tech shares higher for the second day, after Beijing identified the sector as key to China's economic restructuring.
The Hang Seng index rose 0.4 percent, to 23,681.07, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.6 percent, to 10,229.68 points.
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