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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. How ‘lying flat’ went from a niche subculture to mainstream phenomenon

2. The hidden cost of China’s electric car boom: a spiralling roadworks bill

3. Sin to salvation: how Singapore’s most notorious mall found God

4. Hong Kong TV host Lillian Sze loses battle with ovarian cancer

5. 100kg dad struggled to keep up with his 4-year-old. How he lost 27kg in 6 months



‘Lying flat’ goes mainstream, Singapore mall finds God: 5 weekend reads you missed

US, Iran sign peace deal; China’s C919 jets grounded for safety checks: SCMP’s 7 highlights

TCM for a new generation, Dragon Boat Festival top picks: 7 Lifestyle highlights

PLA’s plan to destroy US carriers; world’s largest whale graveyard: 7 science highlights

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Job seekers talk to recruiters at a job fair on Songjiang campus of Shanghai University of Engineering Science in Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua

Cars drive along a highway in Beijing. Photo: AFP

Orchard Towers in Singapore pictured on Friday. Cornerstone Community Church officially opened weekly services at the Orchard Road landmark in January. Photo: Jean Iau

The death of Lillian Sze was announced on her social media page on Sunday. Photo: Facebook/Lillian Sze

Ayo Canlas with daughter Arya in August 2022 (left) and June 2026. Photo: Ayo Canlas

US President Donald Trump (centre) signs a memorandum of understanding with Iran in Versailles, France on June 17 as French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and his wife Brigitte Macron (left) look on. Photo: AFP and X/Scavino47

Three years after its maiden commercial flight as China’s flagship civilian airliner, the C919 is entering a pivotal maintenance phase. Photo: Handout

Ng Ka-sing (centre) was arrested in 2022. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

South Korean YouTuber Yoon Su-jin, who posts under the handle InoCat, at a Fifa World Cup match in Mexico. Photo: Instagram/inocat_t

A customer walks through Shein’s store at the Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris, France, on March 19. Photo: AFP

Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Elizabeth Yau at her clinic in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong

How’s your luck in the Year of the Horse 2026’s fifth month? Feng shui master Andrew Kwan gives his predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs. Photo: Shutterstock

A painting of Empress Xiaozhuang (1613-1688), known for most of her life by the title Grand Empress Dowager. Photo: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A Hong Kong professional who hid a years‑long cocaine habit reveals how meditation helped her overcome her addiction. Illustration: Cameira

A satellite image of Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California was among the photos released on Monday. Photo: Changguang Satellite

Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) moored pier side at Naval Base Guam in Micronesia. The US military has quietly pulled its most precious military assets away from Asian coasts, beyond the reach of most conventional missiles. Photo: US Navy/AFP

A scientific team from China discovered the deepest and most extensive whale graveyard in the depths of the Diamantina Trench. Photo: Handout

SpaceX employees celebrate the firm’s record-breaking IPO in New York on Friday. Photo: AFP

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From the hidden cost of China’s EV boom to a dad losing 27kg for his daughter, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From the hidden cost of China’s EV boom to a dad losing 27kg for his daughter, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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‘Lying flat’ goes mainstream, Singapore mall finds God: 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 the hidden cost of China’s EV boom to a dad losing 27kg for his daughter, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. How ‘lying flat’ went from a niche subculture to mainstream phenomenon

From the hidden cost of China’s EV boom to a dad losing 27kg for his daughter, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend