The laundry service provider secured cash from detergent maker Libai Group just over a year after raising $100m from backers including Baidu and SIG China.

The online sports lottery service provider has made a strategic investment in mobile poker gaming operator Qufan to develop its games platform.

The China-based educational robot builder was sold to Beijing Shengtong, providing an exit for private education services provider New Oriental.

Existing investor Fosun Kinzon Capital returned to reinvest in the personal credit rating provider as part of a round that will support research and development.

Conglomerate Piramal has invested $73m in the solar energy developer, part of which will go to buying out power producers and investors EDF and Eren.

The fast food operator could beef up its food provision by acquiring the online food delivery app developer in a deal that would allow JD.com to exit.

Wenjie Wu has left Ctrip for Baidu's $3bn corporate venturing fund, where she will also head up a travel-themed fund partnership between the two companies.