Three people were killed and 15 others were injured following a knife attack at a suburban supermarket in Shanghai on Monday (Sept 30), which was the eve of China's week-long National Day holiday.

Tragedy on eve of China's National Day: Three killed in knife attack at supermarket in Shanghai

In pics | Fireworks and protests: Here's how China's National Day was celebrated

A record 38 Chinese military jets crossed into Taiwan's defence zone as Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taipei said on Saturday. The show of force on China's National Day on Friday near the self-ruled democratic island, which Beijing claims as part of its territory, came in the same week it accused Britain of sending a warship into the Taiwan Strait with "evil intentions".

Record 38 Chinese jets enter Taiwan defence zone on National Day

A flag-raising ceremony was held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Monday morning to mark the 69th anniversary of the People's Republic of China's National Day.

Watch: China holds flag-raising ceremony to mark 69th National Day