<h1>Asian shares mostly rise as investors await China factory data, BOJ sentiment survey and looming U.S. funding deadline</h1> Asian shares were mostly higher after U.S. markets ended a three-day losing streak, with mainland and Hong Kong bourses up while Tokyo fell about 1%. Investors await China factory data and a Bank of Japan sentiment survey, and monitor a looming U.S. government funding deadline plus upcoming U.S. jobs and inflation reports. Markets reacted to a recent central bank rate cut and hopes for further easing, tempered by mixed consumer sentiment. New U.S. tariffs announced on certain imports and reports of possible higher OPEC+ output weighed on sentiment; oil prices slipped and major currencies showed modest moves versus the yen and dollar.