Asian markets slide in the face of trade turmoil between the United States and China @ Forex Factory

From cnbc.com

Asian markets fell on Thursday morning, investors worrying about continuing trade tensions between the United States and China. Mainland China's shares fell at the start of trade, while the Shanghai Composite, the Shenzhen Component and the Shenzhen Composite all fell by more than 1% each. The Nikkei 225 in Japan lost 0.99% in morning trading. The shares of the heavyweight group and the Softbank conglomerate dropped by more than 5% after sources told Reuters that US Justice Department staff had recommended blocking an agreement between T-Mobile and its rival Sprint. The Topix index also lost 0.65% In South Korea, the Kospi index lost about 0.8%, … (full story)