Senjō Group announced that it has partnered with Tjaara, investing US$1.2 million in the Singapore-based B2B marketplace that connects small to medium-sized wholesalers to a network of Mandarin-speaking manufacturers.

F&N owned by Thailand's richest man, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is to acquire Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) to expand its market share in Southeast Asia, against Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

Vehico, an automobile IoT startup has received an undisclosed amount of angel investment from Calcutta Angel Network and Appliyifi, an online platform for startup investments.

Singapore private university, SIM has a new initiative where it is investing US$35.1 million in a multi-pronged approach to encourage the building of new startups - in both an entrepreneurship programme, Platform E and funding startups at their pre-seed or seed stage.

On a weekend late in November, NetEase, a technology firm providing online services made more than US$75, 000 by selling just three items - Jeju Black Pigs.

DatastreamX, a Singapore-based online marketplace for buying and selling real-time data has raised US$456k for its pre-series A funding from venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners, JFDI and an undisclosed angel investor.

Bengaluru-based foodtech startup Mr. Hot Foods has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round led by IvyCamp Ventures.

Vietnamese biggest brewer producer, Sabeco has posted its shares on Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange. Its share with an opening price of 110,000 dong has hit 132,000 (US$ 5.8) on the same day.

Malaysian Cradle held a press conference on Monday, announcing the addition of six new partners in their co-investment scheme as well as the reduction of funds allocated for 2017, from MYR 30 million to MYR 22 million.

Seedcom-backed Cau Dat Farm aims to regulate and improve agricultural quality with the help of Internet of Things (IoT).