The Hang Seng has slipped 193 points to 21,511. The Nikkei is down nine points at 13,277.
The Taiwan Weighted index has plunged 131 points to 7,223. The Straits Times index has shed 26 points at 2,881, and the Seoul Composite index has declined 17 points to 1,606.
The Shanghai Composite index has dropped 51 points to 2,601.