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• Japan Sentiment Improves, but Reading Misses Sunday, 31 Mar 2013 | 7:54 PM ET

  

  Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers improved for the first time in three quarters, according to the Bank of Japan's key economic indicator, the Tankan survey.

• Fashioning Chinese Brands  Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 9:50 PM ET

  

  Marjorie Yang, Chairman of Esquel Group discusses the trends of fashion made in China.

• Japan's Gain, America's Loss?  Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 9:15 PM ET

  

  Pauk Krake, Founder of View from the Peak: Macro Strategies says it is slightly hypocritical for Korean and U.S. automakers to be up in arms about a recovering Japan autos industry. He explains why.

• Why Are Hong Kong Property Stocks Rallying?  Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 9:35 PM ET

  

  Daniel So, Securities Strategist at Sun Hung Kai Financial explains that despite weak 2012 net profits, earnings results have been better-than-expected.

• Hong Kong's Financial Charm  Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 9:17 PM ET

  

  Oliver Rust, Managing Director, Global Financial Services at Nielsen explains why there is an accelerated increase of people from China visiting Hong Kong to invest in financial products.

• U.S. Stocks to Perform Well, But Not For The Right Reasons: Pro  Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 9:05 PM ET

  

  Jim Rickards, Senior Managing Director at Tangent Capital discusses his expectations for the situation in Cyprus. He further explains why he expects U.S. stocks to do well for the rest of the year.

• Japan-EU Trade Pact Supports Abenomics  Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 9:50 PM ET

  

  Ed Rogers, CEO & CIO, Rogers Investment Advisors explains how Japan's free trade agreement with the European Union is part of Prime Minister Abe's strategy to revive the economy.

• Evolution of the Music Industry  Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 9:40 PM ET

  

  Kelvin Wu, Principal Partner at AID Partners Capital discusses the potentials in the music industry. He says there is still a huge market of CDs and DVDs despite a growing demand for online music programs.

• The Cyprus "Template"  Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 9:15 PM ET

  

  Jacob Kirkegaard, Research Fellow at Peterson Institute For International Economics explains why the situation in Cyprus will be very much of a template for the way the Euro area deals with banking crises going forward.

• Cyprus Clarity Providing Certainty: Pro   Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 9:10 PM ET

  

  Tim Speiss, Chairman of Personal Wealth Advisors at EisnerAmper says that resolution and certainty is what the markets like in the case of Cyprus' bailout.

• Asia Shares Stage Relief Rally on Cyprus Deal Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 3:17 AM ET

  Risk assets across Asia rallied on Monday after Cyprus secured a last-minute deal with international lenders for a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout, narrowly avoiding a collapse in the Cypriot banking system.

• Hong Kong's Property Outlook  Sunday, 24 Mar 2013 | 9:45 PM ET

  

  Shih Wing-Ching, Founder of Centaline discusses the effects of stamp duties in Hong Kong's property market. He further explains his proposition for the city's housing policy.

• Cyprus Will Remain in the Euro Zone: Pro  Sunday, 24 Mar 2013 | 9:05 PM ET

  

  Richard Iley, Chief Economist, Asia, BNP Paribas discusses the importance of Cyprus as an economy despite its minimal weight in Europe's overall GDP.

• The Climate Change Debate  Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 | 9:50 PM ET

  

  Andy Ridley, Co-Founder & CEO of Earth Hour discusses the challenges of sustaining a greener environment globally and how Earth Hour is raising awareness to tackle this issue.

• More Than Easing Needed to Make Tokyo Stocks a Buy  Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 | 9:15 PM ET

  

  Eric Sprott, CEO at Sprott Asset Management explains why promises of money printing by the Bank of Japan's new leadership isn't enough reason to buy Japanese stocks.

• What Links Rugby Sevens & Assets: HSBC  Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 | 8:20 PM ET

  

  As the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens kicks off this weekend, Herald Van der Linde of HSBC goes over some unusual similarities between the winning rugby teams during the past few years and what it means for asset classes.

• China's Flash PMI Is Stronger Than You Think  Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013 | 9:45 PM ET

  

  Donna Kwok, Greater China Economist at HSBC says that March's sharp uptick in manufacturing was four time higher than the historical average for the post-Chinese New Year rebound.

• Expect Improved US-Israel Ties: Pro  Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013 | 9:35 PM ET

  

  Ziad Asali, President & Founder at American Task Force on Palestine says Obama and Netanyahu will seek to strike a balance between their countries' interests and values.

• Hewlett-Packard's Shareholder Vote Result Underscores Disappointments: Pro  Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013 | 9:22 PM ET

  

  David Eaton, Vice President of Proxy Research at Glass Lewis discusses the effects of Hewlett-Packard's board re-election.

• Cyprus's Plan B Spooks Asia; China Shrugs It Off Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013 | 4:10 AM ET

  

  Asian stocks were under pressure on Wednesday as concerns rose if a bailout deal was still possible for Cyprus while Greater Chinese shares ignored the news to outperform the market as attention turned to domestic issues.