HONG KONG (AP) — Shares rose in Asia on Monday ahead of the second round of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, due later in the day in London.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 1.1% to 38,137.09 as the government reported that the Japanese economy contracted by 0.2% in the January-March quarter.

In South Korea, the Kospi added 1.9% to 2,865.52.

Chinese markets rose even though the government reported that exports slowed in May, growing 4.8% from a year earlier after a jump of more than 8% in April. Exports to the United States fell nearly 10% compared with a year earlier.

China also reported that consumer prices fell 0.1% in May from a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive month of deflation.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng picked up 1.4% to 24,119.64 while the Shanghai Composite Inde

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