Asian Morning: Abe to Meet Trump to Press Japan's Case on Security and Trade

View in [Browser] Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [NYT Apps] | [[The New York Times] Today's Headlines] Monday, November 14, 2016 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [U.S. News] | [Opinion] Top News [Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan inspecting troops in Asaka in October.] [Abe to Meet Trump to Press Japan's Case on Security and Trade] By MOTOKO RICH He and other leaders in Asia, concerned about North Korea and protectionism, question how involved the next president will be in the region. [Trump and Obama Hold Cordial 90-Minute Meeting in Oval Office] By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS President Obama met with President-elect Donald J. Trump, saying about the Trumps: "We want to make sure that they feel welcome." [The front page of a newspaper in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday.] ['A Moment of Great Peril': Foreign Observers on Trump's Success] By THE NEW YORK TIMES A sampling of opinion writing from around the world on the United States presidential election. [Donald J. Trump at a campaign event on Monday. A spokesman for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Wednesday that there were no plans to meet with Mr. Trump in the near future.] [Russian Officials Were in Contact With Trump Allies, Diplomat Says] By IVAN NECHEPURENKO The Foreign Ministry said the deputy foreign minister was referring to contacts with senators who backed Mr. Trump, not campaign representatives. [Iraqi forces watched President-elect Donald J. Trump in the village of Arbid on the southern outskirts of Mosul on Wednesday.] [One More Middle East Conflict: What to Make of Donald Trump] By BEN HUBBARD and ANNE BARNARD President-elect Trump could lead a reordering of American engagement in the region, and some nations that respect strongmen welcome the change. For more top news, go to [INYT.com] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Researchers tickling a rat, for neuroscience.] [Oh, for the Joy of a Tickled Rat] Brain recordings show rats are much like humans in their love of being tickled, especially when they're in a good mood. World [A soldier inspected the scene of a bomb attack on Thursday night that targeted the German Consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.] [Taliban Strike German Consulate in Afghan City of Mazar-i-Sharif] By NAJIM RAHIM and FAHIM ABED At least two people were killed and 84 wounded when the insurgents struck with a suicide car bomb near a hotel being used by German diplomats, Afghan officials said. [Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 1961. She became prime minister of Sri Lanka the previous year, the first woman to hold such a position.] [Over 70 Nations Have Been Led by Women. So Why Not the U.S.?] By KATRIN BENNHOLD and RICK GLADSTONE As barriers have fallen overseas, experts see an underlying bias that has discouraged American women from seeking office, impeding the flow of female presidential candidates. [People displaced by fighting in Mosul lining up for food distribution at a camp in Hassan Sham, Iraq, on Tuesday. Before the Islamic State's occupation more than two years ago, Mosul was Iraq's most diverse city.] Memo From Iraq [In Once-Tolerant Mosul, a Social Unraveling That Feels Permanent] By TIM ARANGO As exiled residents watch the battle for Mosul unfold, many recall a city where religions coexisted peacefully until the American-led invasion. [A pro-democracy demonstrator shrouded in tear gas near Hong Kong's government headquarters in September 2014. An educational group in the city has called off a screening of a film about the protests.] [Hong Kong Venue Cancels Screening of Protest Film, Citing Political Concerns] By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW The abrupt cancellation of the documentary "Raise the Umbrellas" was seen by some in the arts community as evidence of Beijing's tightening grip on the city. [Protesters set up barriers against the police outside the office of the Chinese liaison in Hong Kong on Sunday.] [8 More Pro-Democracy Lawmakers in Hong Kong May Lose Seats] By MICHAEL FORSYTHE and ALAN WONG A member of a taxi drivers' association has sought a court ruling on whether the oaths of office comply with new guidelines from Beijing. [The election of Meng Hongwei, center, to lead Interpol caused alarm among some rights advocates about attacks on dissidents.] [Interpol Names Chinese Police Official as Its New President] By MICHAEL FORSYTHE The election of Meng Hongwei, the first Chinese official to lead Interpol, set off alarm bells among rights activists over the potential misuse of the police organization. [Indians waited to exchange rupee notes at the State Bank of India in Mumbai on Thursday.] [Crowds Line Up at India's Banks to Exchange Banned Rupee Notes] By ELLEN BARRY and SUHASINI RAJ Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise ban on 500 and 1,000 rupee bills, aimed at tax avoidance and money laundering, is making life difficult for the average Indian. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World] Business [Kobe Bryant at an Alibaba gala in Shenzhen, China, on Thursday. One of the company's biggest pushes is in entertainment, and Singles Day this year appears aimed at using show business to maintain the buzz.] [Alibaba, Amid Intense Hype, Confronts a Slowdown on Singles Day] By PAUL MOZUR Friday's sales day pushes past last year's total, but the company faces pressure from slowing Chinese growth and an American inquiry into its figures. [Xi Jinping, president of China, on screen and seated second from left, waits to speak to Boeing employees in Everett, Wash., last year.] [In China-U.S. Trade War, Trump Would Have Weapons] By KEITH BRADSHER If he chooses, the new president could move on steel to back up his campaign rhetoric. China has fewer options but could aim at jetliners and carmakers. [Outside the New York Stock Exchange. Markets generally rally the day after a presidential election.] Common Sense [Trump's Victory Bodes Well for Investors - for Now] By JAMES B. STEWART Defying expectations, the stock market rebounded as investors cheered the changes a Donald Trump administration was likely to bring. [TV monitors displaying results of the the United States presidential election at an outdoor cafe in Athens.] The Upshot [The Trump Administration Could Test Whether Deficits Help the Economy] By NEIL IRWIN Donald Trump appears likely to enact a fun-house mirror version of something many liberal economists have advocated for years. Deal Professor [Trump's Policies May Bring Fresh Wave of Deals] By STEVEN DAVIDOFF SOLOMON A conciliatory victory speech by Donald J. Trump, combined with a turnaround in the markets on Wednesday, bodes well for mergers and acquisitions. For more business news, go to [INYT.com/Business] Technology Bits [Daily Report: The Valley Awakens to Trump] By QUENTIN HARDY More than most, the tech industry was unready for the election of Donald J. Trump. Now it faces the prospect of feeling like a wary outsider. Is it? Tech Tip [Recognize Callers and Texters by Sound] By J. D. BIERSDORFER Most modern smartphones allow you to assign individual alert noises to each contact who calls or sends you a text message. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Tech] Sports [Rafael Esquivel, the former president of Venezuela's soccer federation, left federal court in Brooklyn in March.] [Venezuelan Soccer Official Pleads Guilty; Promises to Repay Millions in FIFA Case] By REBECCA R. RUIZ Rafael Esquivel, a former top South American soccer official, was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. [A club soccer team played a match on an empty dirt lot that was made into a soccer field in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, south of El Paso, Tex.] ['It Is America. But I Want to Play in Mexico.'] By SAM BORDEN Soccer prospects near the United States-Mexico border face an early decision about their careers that comes with long-term consequences. For more sports news, go to [INYT.com/Sports] U.S. News [President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China at the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris last November.] [Donald Trump Could Put Climate Change on Course for 'Danger Zone'] By CORAL DAVENPORT President-elect Trump has vowed to cancel the Paris climate accord, jeopardizing what scientists say is a critical 3.6-degree irreversible temperature target. [The former lawmakers Trent Lott, far right, and Jack Kingston, left, work for Squire Patton Boggs, a Washington lobbying firm.] [With Trump's Election, a Bonanza for Washington Lobbyists] By ERIC LIPTON Businesses and corporations hopeful that gridlock will end in Washington have started turning to lobbying firms on K Street to help them navigate the change. [Campuses Confront Hostile Acts Against Minorities After Donald Trump's Election] By CAITLIN DICKERSON and STEPHANIE SAUL Several episodes suggest that the election of Donald J. Trump is provoking a backlash against efforts to promote cultural diversity on campuses. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US] ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Opinion ['Star Wars' and the Fantasy of American Violence] By ROY SCRANTON The real gap is between the fantasy of American heroism and the reality of what the American military does. Opinion [Angry Tweets Won't Help African Lions] By RICHARD CONNIFF The furor after a trophy hunter killed Cecil the Lion last year hasn't slowed the catastrophic decline in lion populations. Opinion [Yes, Those Are My Tonsils] By DAN CLUCHEY How a press photo took over my life. 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