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1. ‘Cancelling orders’ in China: Hormuz oil crisis hits transport and manufacturing

2. ‘A big deal’: military drills show Tokyo’s growing focus on deterring China

3. UAE pulls US$3.5 billion from Pakistan after Iran war mediation

4. Why has China mapped out a third new county in Xinjiang on its western frontier?

5. All 7 are dentists and hot. The Asian-American family blowing up social media



Sharla Cheung’s film career, rise and fall of Hong Kong comics: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Chip prodigy returns to China, coal waste used for critical minerals: 7 science highlights

Japan’s Russia concern, businesses choose Malaysia over Singapore: 7 Asia highlights

Chinese archaeologist pleads guilty, firms flee Singapore’s costs: 5 weekend reads you missed

SCMP Highlights

Hormuz oil crisis hits China; a family of dentists: 5 weekend reads you missed

Employees work on an assembly line producing smartphone holders at a plastic-accessories factory in China’s Guangdong province earlier this month. Rising oil prices are driving up production costs for plastic manufacturers. Photo: Reuters

A worker fills the tank of a car at a gasoline station in Shanghai on March 27, 2026. Photo: AFP

Soldiers from the US, Philippines and Japan line up for the start of this year’s Salaknib military drill at Fort Magsaysay in the Philippines, on April 6. Photo: Handout

A shopkeeper displays Iranian flags after the US-Iran ceasefire announcement in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: EPA

A visitor takes a photo at a China-Pakistan border crossing checkpost, high in the Karakoram Range in Xinjiang. Photo: EPA

The Chen family (from left): Aleq, Audree, Jennifer, Leon, Nina, Nasdaq and Niq. All seven members of the family are dentists. Photo: Niq Chen

Trump announces US blockade of Strait of Hormuz, warns Iranians of being ‘blown to hell’

US President Donald Trump says the American navy will block entry to the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: TNS

Maisy Ho, daughter of late tycoon Stanley Ho, dies ‘surrounded by family’

Maisy Ho held the position of executive director at family business Shun Tak Holdings. Photo: Edward Wong

Fisherman catches Chinese drone; Iran war’s lessons for China: SCMP’s 7 highlights

A terminally ill Chinese man bequeathed his US$43 million fortune to his wife, who is 28 years his junior, causing outrage among his ex-wife’s family. Photo: Douyin

Local police in Lombok, Indonesia haul a Chinese underwater drone ashore after it was a caught by a fisherman. Photo: Handout 

Illustration: Henry Wong

Rescuers found He Chengan along Section 10 of the trail, where he had last been seen. Photo: Handout

Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani died after she was hit by a car while visiting Singapore’s popular tourist area of Chinatown in February. Photo: Handout

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From how Pakistan paid the price for mediating in the Iran war to a family of dentists, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From how Pakistan paid the price for mediating in the Iran war to a family of dentists, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Hormuz oil crisis hits China; a family of dentists: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From how Pakistan paid the price for mediating in the Iran war to a family of dentists, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. ‘Cancelling orders’ in China: Hormuz oil crisis hits transport and manufacturing

From how Pakistan paid the price for mediating in the Iran war to a family of dentists, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend