Flight MH370 vanished from radar en route to Beijing

China has urged Malaysia to "step up its efforts" in the search for the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane that disappeared on Saturday.

A massive search and rescue operation involving nine countries has found no trace of the plane or the 239 people on board - most of whom were Chinese. The authorities are further expanding the search areas in the Malacca Strait and the South China Sea. Flight MH370 vanished from radar en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.