On 9 October, the SJ30i light twinjet of SyberJet Aircraft made its first flight as part of the programme towards certification, which is expected in 2021. The SJ30i features the new Sybervision flight deck. The SJ30 was originally announced back in 1986 as the SA-30 fanjet and the programme has been beset by delays and multiple changes of ownership for the design and manufacture of the aircraft. Utah-based SyberJet Aircraft was established in...

Guangzhou-based travel culture content provider SanMaoYou has recently raised tens of millions of yuan in its A-round financing, led by Sogou, 36Kr reported. The investment will be used for expanding its team, developing technology, building channels and augmenting content.

The webinar will provide an overview on Australian wine export opportunities to India and Sri Lanka. The webinar will also provide a snapshot on the wine market, competition, market channels and key trends across key markets in South Asia.

China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd is buying Australia's Lion Dairy and Drinks from Japan's Kirin Foods for A$600 million ($407 million), making it the second acquisition by the Chinese dairy giant in Australia after it acquired infant formula milk provider Bellamy in September.

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Visa has agreed to acquire a significant minority equity stake in Interswitch, a technology-driven company focused on the digitisation of payments in Nigeria and other countries in Africa.

Heetch, a French ride-hailing company with operations in Morocco, Algeria, and Cameroon has raised $4 million funds from Tunisia-based AfricInvest. The fund joins its previous $38 million Series B round and will be used to expand its ride-hailing service in Africa and other countries.

RCL Foods, South African consumer goods and milling company has inked a deal with Imperial Logistics to consolidate its logistics division, Vector with Imperial’s cold chain business.

Kenya Airways is still considering selling new shares to small investors ahead of the carrier’s nationalisation.

The city being built near the natural gas projects in Cabo Delgado in the north of Mozambique will cost at least €1.5 billion and have 150,000 inhabitants, the entity in charge of the project said yesterday.