Asia Pacific - NYTimes

1. Why Antiwar Protesters are Rallying in Japan

2. One Nation Wins Australia Special Election, Claiming Seat in Lower House

3. How China May Have Sought to Recruit a House Aide to Spy on the U.S.

4. China’s Exports and Imports Set Records in April Amid High Energy Costs

5. Punch, the Lonely Monkey Who Drew Crowds to a Small Japan Zoo, Is Growing Up. He’s Still a Star.

6. Why the Trump-Xi Summit Matters, Even if Little Seems to Come of It

7. How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals

8. Xia De-hong, 94, Dies; Persecuted in China, She Starred in Daughter’s Memoir

9. Taiwan Breaks Political Deadlock to Approve $25 Billion U.S. Arms Purchase

10. U.A.E. Expels Pakistani Workers, as Pakistan’s Peacemaking Creates a Rift

11. 3 Hikers Dead After Volcano Erupts in Indonesia

12. Philip Caputo, Who Wrote Blistering Vietnam War Memoir, Dies at 84

13. China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War

14. As Stockpiles Fall, U.S. Sells More Missiles Worth $17 Billion to Gulf Nations

15. New NTSB Report Into Deadly China Eastern Crash Suggests Struggle in Cockpit

16. China Hands Suspended Death Sentences to 2 Former Defense Ministers

17. Tony Leung Doesn’t Want a Challenge. He Wants a Compatible Director.

18. Australian Women and Children Linked to ISIS Fighters Return Home

19. Oil Prices Waver Amid Mixed Signals on Renewed U.S.-Iran Peace Talks

20. War and Energy Shortages Boost China’s Influence in Asia