Chinese authorities called in reinforcements of paramilitary soldiers and plainclothes security staff to guard the Malaysian embassy along with dozens of policemen as hundreds of people, many of them family members of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 passengers, protested against what some call the mishandling of the disaster by Malaysian authorities.
As students at Beijing’s prestigious Peking University returned to campus this week after a long summer break, many of them had a rude welcome back.
SCMP's Mimi Lau and Simon Song bring you the latest reports from the maiden voyage of the Guangzhou-Beijing high-speed train.