ASIA-PAC STOCKS DECLINED FOLLOWING THE MIXED LEAD FROM WALL ST, WHERE THE NASDAQ UNDERPERFORMED AS CHIP AND MEMORY NAMES WERE PRESSURED ON CHINA COMPETITION CONCERNS AFTER CXMT ANNOUNCED TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS ON A DENSER MEMORY CHIP DESIGN: ASX 200 (-0.2%), NIKKEI 225 (-2.2%), KOSPI (-4.5%) ...