The charitable business services platform won the grand prize at the second annual Singtel Group - Samsung Regional Mobile App Challenge, beating rivals from Asia, Africa and Australia.

The food delivery service has sold its Vietnam-based operation to competitor Vietnammm a week after announcing it had decided to exit the country.

Beenos-backed e-commerce service ShopClues is reportedly targeting up to $150m of series E funding and plans to invest $50m in startups.

Aslan, which develops treatments for tumours prevalent in Asian patients, has secured funding from investors including Accuron and Tianda.

The online language learning platform has closed a series C round featuring Bertelsmann Asia Investments, eight months after a $29m series B.

Times Internet is reportedly among the investors in the shuttle services operator's series A round, which follows a $3m round closed in August.

Mobile utility app developer Apus has set up a fund, backed by all of its shareholders, that will fund Indian mobile internet startups.

Conglomerate Legend Holdings has applied to list Legend Capital, which has $1.7bn under management, on China's NEEQ market.