Thailand’s economy grew at its slowest pace in more than four years in the first quarter of the year, as weak export demand and ongoing political uncertainty weighed on the country’s growth. 

South Korean exports shrank further in May, according to preliminary data, reflecting a worsening downturn for chipmakers and as uncertainty over the US-China trade war weighs on recovery hopes for the technology sector.

Most large stock indices in Asia rose on Tuesday, despite ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, with technology names among the stand-out performers.

Incumbent Indonesian president Joko Widodo has won presidential elections, according to an announcement made by the electoral commission in the early hours of Tuesday. 

Singapore’s government has downgraded its growth forecasts for this year, as the Asian city state posted its worst quarterly economic performance in a decade amid a slowing global economy and trade upheaval.

Snap has opted to promote two executives internally to its finance and human resources chief roles, as part of a management overhaul after the social media company suffered a string of high-profile departures.

Vedanta Resources is urgently seeking a meeting with the Zambian government over the future of its Konkola Copper Mines subsidiary, which President Edgar Lugu wants to nationalise.

Technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower on Monday as investors measured the implications of the trade dispute between China and the US.

Conservative grandee Michael Heseltine has had the Conservative whip suspended after declaring his intention to vote for the Liberal Democrats in the European Elections.

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has named Sylvestre Ilunga Ilukamba as prime minister following months of wrangling with former head of state Joseph Kabila’s political party.

A widely-watched measure of inflation expectations fell to its lowest level since January on Monday, as the renewed trade dispute between Washington and Beijing adds to concerns over the health of the US economy.

The sell-off in chipmakers is going from bad to worse.

Glencore has appointed a new temporary head of its cobalt trading business, a department that has become a growing focus for investors due to the metal’s use in electric cars.

Chipmakers across the world took a hit on Monday from the fallout surrounding the US crackdown on Chinese technology group Huawei, with stocks in major suppliers tumbling to the lowest level in more than two months.

The chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission has backed the proposed $26bn merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, after the companies made concessions to try to get the deal over the line.

Pakistan’s central bank has increased interest rates, as expected, citing the need to contain inflation and a devaluation of the rupee, which has shed nearly 6 per cent in two months.

A push into higher margin online services and home devices helped Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi weather a “challenging” quarter for phone sales in its home market and swing back into profit.

Jaguar Land Rover swung to a profit in the final quarter of the year after early rounds of cost cutting at the UK’s largest carmaker.

Greenpeace activists have blocked access to BP’s London headquarters, demanding the energy major end new oil and gas exploration and switch to renewable investments.

London-listed materials maker Low & Bonar said on Monday its chief executive would be leaving as it warned the US-China trade war was taking a toll on its results and said it needed to expedite its turnround efforts.

Volodymyr Zelensky was sworn in as president of Ukraine on Monday and immediately called parliamentary elections in the hope that an early poll will help him to consolidate power after his landslide victory.

Goldman Sachs is in exclusive talks to buy European budget hotel chain B&B Hotels from private equity group PAI Partners for nearly €2 billion.

Crude prices rallied on Monday after key producer Saudi Arabia said supplies were “plentiful” and signalled it would back sustained output cuts, boosting the currencies of oil producing countries.

China’s Ganfeng Lithium, the country’s second-biggest producer of the electric car raw material, agreed to buy a 30 per cent stake in London-listed Bacanora Minerals, backing its plans to build a lithium mine in Mexico.