Japanese healthcare startup Cykinso, which run the test kit for intestinal flora - Mykinso - has recently secured US$2.3 million seed from the Regional Health Care Industry Support Fund.

Japan's Recruit Holdings has held its Demo Day featuring its sixth batch of incubated startup last month, in the event, HoloEyes has won the Tech Lab Paak Award along with a supplemental prize of pair meal ticket for a hotel dinner.

Golf inventory aggregator GolfLAN has made its second acquisition in six months, purchasing Singapore-based competitor GolfGreedy in a cash-and-stock deal.

China consumer-focused GP Tiantu Capital has led a US$36 million Series C round of funding for Kuaikan Comic, a mobile app designed for reading light comics.

Koubei, a search engine backed by Alibaba, along with Chinese fund, Zhongshi Capital has invested in Meiweibuyongdeng, a Shanghai-based restaurant booking app.

Aurobindo Pharma has inked the binding agreement, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Agile Pharma BV of Netherlands, to acquire Generis Farmaceutica SA from Magnum Capital Partners for a total consideration of 135 million euros.

Axiom Asia Private Capital announced the final close of its fourth private equity fund of funds, Axiom Asia IV, at US$1.03 billion.

Isentia, a content distribution and media analytics technology company based in Sydney, Australia announces the acquisition of Shanghai-based China Newswire.

Samsung has announced its intention to invest in seed to Series B stages within virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and IoT space via Samsung NEXT, a US$150 million venture capital fund.

China New Century Healthcare is looking to raise up to US$129 million in an IPO at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this month. The trading of the company's share will begin on January 18.