The Hang Seng has slumped 369 points to 22,719. The Nikkei has plunged 205 points to 13,399.
The Taiwan Weighted index has tumbled 165 points to 7,203. The Straits Times index has dropped 53 points to 2,925, and the Seoul Composite index has shed 29 points at 1,597.
The Shanghai Composite index is down 32 points at 2,878.