Asia will rebound faster than the U.S. due to its policy flexibility and rise of the consumer, says Craig Irvine, co-head of regional research at Daiwa Institute of Research. His top pick in Asia? China. He explains why in this "Protect Your Wealth" segment.

Don't park your money in the U.S. stock markets, advises Christoffer Moltke-Leth, head of Asia Pacific sales trading at Saxo Capital Markets in this installment of "Protect Your Wealth". Instead, he recommends investing in emerging markets.

The outlook for Asian countries remains negative, says Patrick Shum, chief strategist at Karl-Thomson Securities speaking to CNBC's Maura Fogarty and Steve Segwick.

China's A-Shares is likely to extend yesterday's gains due to the government's buying and the economic stimulus package, believes Francis Lun, GM of Fulbright Securities. CNBC's Chloe Cho finds out more.

The top headlines this hour with CNBC's Chloe Cho.

China and U.S. kicked off its two-day Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing Thursday. Cheng Lei updates CNBC's Martin Soong with the latest in this fifth round of talks.

Japan's third-quarter capital spending fell 13% on year, which does not bode well for its third-quarter GDP due next week. In light of this, David Forrester, associate director at Barclays Capital analyzes the impact the yen, with CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.

Shares of Nippon Oil and Nippon Mining are soaring Thursday after they disclosed that they are in merger talks. Jason Feer, VP & Singapore bureau chief at Argus Media reviews this news, with CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.

Bangkok's two main airports have reopened after a week-long siege by protesters choked off the main entry point into Thailand. But as Sri Jegarajah reports, the damage may have already been done to the city's tourism industry.

GCC countries, like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, are fast catching up on Malaysia in the world of Islamic finance, thanks in part to the region's liquidity and oil reserves. CNBC's Joanna Andrews files this report from Dubai.

The top headlines this hour with CNBC's Sri Jegarajah.

Australia's October trade surplus of A$2.95 billion is the largest on record. But things may change as we enter 2009, warns Rob Rennie, currency strategist at Westpac Bank. He explains why to CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah

There’s still a palpable sense of shock and awe here after last week’s unprecedented surge in global oil prices. The vast majority of executives at the Asia Oil & Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia pointed the finger squarely at the speculators. Saber rattling between Israel and Iran didn’t help either, they said.