Thailand welcomes foreign capital and it is willing to see more foreign control in its banking sector, says Korn Chatikavanij, finance minister of Thailand. He speaks with Michael Kurtz, China strategist at Macquarie Securities and CNBC's Martin Soong.

It is the right thing to be investing in China, says Sandy Flockhart, CEO at HSBC Asia Pacific. He tells CNBC's Karen Tso & Martin Soong that he believes the center of economic power is moving to emerging markets and particularly, into China.

U.S.' engagement with Southeast Asia is key as there are a lot of opportunities for American businesses here, says Alexander Feldman, president of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council. He tells Gerard Lyons of Standard Chartered Bank, CNBC's Martin Soong, Sri Jegarajah & Karen Tso more.

Yahoo is done with its cost-cutting program and is now hiring, Chief Executive Carol Bartz told CNBC Tuesday. "We're not in cost-cutting mode… we're actually hiring. We're expanding as a company," Bartz said.

The Chinese authorities won't allow the yuan to appreciate over the next year or so, says David Roche, global strategist at Independent Strategy Ltd. He explains why to CNBC's Karen Tso & Sri Jegarajah.

APEC does make a difference to trade for its member economies, says Philip Gaetjens, director of policy support unit at APEC. He tells David Roche of Independent Strategy Ltd, Michael Yoshikami of YCMNet Advisors, CNBC's Sri Jegarajah, Karen Tso & Martin Soong more.