Asian markets awash in red following Wall Street sell-off | East Asia Tonight Nov 6, 2026

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Trillions wiped off US stocks, with losses spreading across East Asia. Also on East Asia Tonight: A Macau court sentences a former pro-democracy lawmaker to more than 12 years in prison on subversion charges; and Tokyo demands Moscow reverse its takeover of Japan Tobacco’s Russian operations. 00:00 Headlines 01:34 Asian markets rout 11:08 Bear market and circuit breaker explainer 15:22 Russia seizes Japan Tobacco assets 25:16 One year since PM Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks 27:22 Insights on China-Japan ties with Kristi Govella 38:30 South Korea-Timor-Leste relations 40:02 China passes cross-border anti-graft law 40:56 Macau jails former lawmaker

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