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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Lesson for China? Iran’s low-cost 358 missile takes out million-dollar US assets

2. Hong Kong Sevens: Blitzboks win first title, Black Ferns go unbeaten again

3. The rupture: how Europe fell out of love with America

4. Closed? Open? Closed? Why is Iran changing course on the Strait of Hormuz?

5. Why Canadians dream of electric vehicle price cuts, thanks to China



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SCMP Highlights

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz seems to be a tactic by Iran to gain leverage in future talks with the United States. Photo: EU/Coperniucus Sentinal-2 via Reuters

The 358 missile, also known as the SA-67, weighs about 50kg (110lbs) and employs an infrared seeker for target guidance. Photo: Handout

The Iranian missile is proving a cost-effective munition in the war with the US. Photo: US Gov

Players of South Africa team celebrate after winning the Men’s Cup Final against Argentina on Day 3 of the Cathay / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2026 at Kai Tak Stadium. 19APR26  SCMP / Sam Tsang

Illustration: Brian Wang

President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a trade deal during Carney’s visit to Beijing in January that slashed Canadian tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Photo: Reuters

Iran keen on deal to end war but has higher ‘pain tolerance’: think tank chief

Mohamed Amersi, an Iranian based in Britain, says Tehran is keen for a memorandum or framework of understanding with the United States. Photo: WANA via Reuters

A rendering of the Ludi Tance 4-01, the world’s first geosynchronous orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite. Photo: Handout

Customers buy food at a shop in Sham Shui Po. Photo: May Tse

A C919 model on display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre, in February. Photo: Reuters

German-Chinese rugby player Sofie Fella, who competes for the German national team, wants women to understand that they can be physically strong if they want to be, and that they are allowed to “take up space”. Photo: Jonathan Wong

A 32-year-old Chinese man sought medical attention for stomach pain and was astonished to learn that a thermometer he had swallowed when he was 12 years old had remained inside him for 20 years. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo

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From Iran’s effective low-cost missile to rugby fever in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Iran’s effective low-cost missile to rugby fever in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Iran’s lesson for China, record-breaking Hong Kong Sevens: 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 Iran’s effective low-cost missile to rugby fever in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Lesson for China? Iran’s low-cost 358 missile takes out million-dollar US assets

2. Hong Kong Sevens: Blitzboks win first title, Black Ferns go unbeaten again

3. The rupture: how Europe fell out of love with America

From Iran’s effective low-cost missile to rugby fever in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend