Asia-Pacific Stock Markets Open Lower, with the Nikkei 225 Index Extending Losses to 1% and the South Korean KOSPI Index Widening its Decline to 2%.

BlockBeats News, August 20th: The Nikkei 225 index extended its decline to 1%, and SoftBank Group's stock price fell 6.4% in the Tokyo market. The South Korean KOSPI index widened its decline to 2%, with SK Hynix dropping over 4%. (Jinse)