Asian stocks have taken the cue from Wall Street, with MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan down 1%. Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.8%, while Australian shares slid more than 2%.

The founding family of Japan's Seven & i is asking Thailand's Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group to invest in a management buyout of the Japanese retailing giant, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday.

This year, the World Health Organisation classified 'gaming disorder' as a mental health illness, and just last month China brought in curfews for Under 18s. Sixty seven per cent of Aussies play ...