1. Chinese companies that sell products on Amazon are preparing to increase pricesfor the US or quit that market due to the duty hikes.

2. South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung declared his bid for the presidency, promising to fix inequality and spur economic growth.

3. Planned US tariffs could reduce Indonesia's potential growth by 0.3 to 0.5 percentage points.

4. Eateries in foodie haven Singapore close as costs rise, spending falls. Closures in the food and beverage sector have averaged 307 per month so far this year.

5. Taiwan could over the next decade buy an extra $200 billion from the US and bump up the percentage of LNG it gets from the county by one-third to help narrow the trade deficit, economy minister said.

6. Tech giant Apple chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones, or as many as 1.5 million, to the US from India.