Taiwan's weighted index opened down 199.87 points, or 0.72%, at 27,552.54 points on Wednesday, October 22.

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI opened flat at 1617.56 points.

The FTSE Singapore Straits Times Index opened flat at 4,382.64 points.

At the opening of the morning session, the main domestic futures contracts saw mixed gains and losses. Eggs rose by over 1%, while European container shipping lines, live pigs, and alumina rose by nearly 1%. Regarding declines, Shanghai silver and Shanghai gold fell by over 5%, while soybean oil and soybean meal fell by over 1%.

Stock News 1. Pop Mart (09992.HK): Overall revenue increased by 245%-250% year-on-year in the third quarter, with revenue in China increasing by 185%-190% and overseas revenue increasing by 365%-370%. 2. Lai Fung Holdings (01125.HK) announced its annual results: a loss attributable to owners of the company of approximately HK$419 million, a year-on-year increase of 56.7%. 3. Datang Power (00991.HK): In the first three quarters, a cumulative total of approximately 206.241 billion kWh of grid-connected electricity was achieved, an increase of approximately 2.02% year-on-year. 4. CGN Mining (01164.HK): In the third quarter, the group's invested mines produced a total of 644.3 tonnes of natural uranium, achieving a 96.5% completion rate for the quarter. 5. China Telecom (00728.HK): Profit attributable to shareholders for the first three quarters was 30.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.0%; the net increase in 5G network users in the third quarter was 10.39 million. 6. Minmetals Resources (01208.HK): Total copper production in the third quarter was 127,000 tons, an 11% increase year-on-year. Total zinc production was 58,700 tons, a year-on-year increase of 26%. 7. Laopu Gold (06181.HK) plans to issue 3.71 million H shares at a 4.5% discount. 8. Sinopharm Group (01099.HK): Sinopharm Accord's net profit attributable to parent company in the first three quarters was approximately 957 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 10.18%; Sinopharm Group's net profit attributable to parent company in the first three quarters was 1.492 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.74%. 9. New World Development (00017.HK) clarified media reports: It is not conducting any debt management projects for perpetual and other debt securities, and the company has not received any equity financing proposals. 10. Beijing Enterprises Holdings (00392.HK): Yanjing Beer's net profit attributable to parent company in the first three quarters was approximately 1.77 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 37.45%.

South Korea's chief policy assistant to the president: South Korea and the United States have very different positions on "several issues" in tariff negotiations.