The five-star resort opened in September 2018 outside of Labuan Bajo, a small town on the western end of the Indonesian island of Flores. Because of booming Labuan Bajo, the entire island of Flores is receiving a tourism lift. Like others around town, his business focuses upon nearby Komodo Island, home to the Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard and undisputed superstar of Flores tourism. “Everyone comes for the Komodo dragons,” noted Anna Karas, director of public relations for Ayana Komo

The decision by a Japanese politician to take paternity leave has been heralded as a major milestone for a culture stymied by deep-seated gender imbalance and extreme working hours. Japan’s environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced Wednesday that he will be taking two weeks leave, spread over three months, following the birth of his first child later this month. “I hope my taking paternity leave will lead the way of working styles to one where everyone can easily take child-care leave with

As digital disruption continues to weigh heavy on future job security, Southeast Asian airline AirAsia has teamed up Google to launch a new tech academy to reskill employees. The first of its kind “AirAsia Google Cloud Academy” will be managed by AirAsia’s venture arm, RedBeat Ventures, and will offer courses including digital marketing, software engineering and tech infrastructure design — all of which will be accredited by the Silicon Valley tech giant. “Together we’re working to upskill AirAs

ZTE said it was looking to raise 11.51 billion yuan ($1.7 billion) from a private placement of A shares, and that it plans to use the proceeds for research and development (R&D) of 5G networks as well as working capital. That represents a discount of 18.2% to ZTE’s A-share closing price of 36.92 yuan in Shenzhen on Wednesday. None of the subscribers will become a substantial shareholder upon completion of the share sale, the company said, without providing further details. “Our fundamental view

US President Donald Trump, shakes hands during a press conference with Chinas Vice Premier Liu He(L), the countrys top trade negotiator, before they sign a trade agreement between the US and China during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 15, 2020. China’s Vice Premier Liu He said on Thursday that China’s 2019 GDP is estimated to grow more than 6%, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua News. Liu added that data for this month points to a better-th

That shift is coming at a time when global oil supply is running ahead of demand, which is already weighing down on energy prices, David Bailin, chief investment officer at Citi Private Bank, said on Thursday. As evidence of the limited upside in oil prices, Bailin pointed to last year’s drones attack on the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia. The attack on two Saudi Aramco facilities — claimed by Iran-aligned Yemen’s Houthi rebels — cut Saudi oil production by half and the

He explained that the trade agreement’s provisions to protect intellectual property would make a difference for many of the companies doing business in China. They’re going to have due process for the judicial proceedings. It calls for China to submit an “Action Plan to strengthen intellectual property protection” within 30 days of the agreement taking effect. I’ll also make the point, this is going for China,” Willems said. Ultimately, “better intellectual property protection means more investm

A partial trade deal signed on Wednesday between the U.S. and China gives some relief to the market, but uncertainty still remains, experts said. As part of the deal, China also agreed to purchase an additional $200 billion in U.S. goods over the next two years. Although tariffs are still being levied on $370 billion worth of imported Chinese goods, how the “phase one” deal works will help toward the making of a “phase two” deal, Gilligan told CNBC. AmCham China members have already factored in

European stocks were stagnant on Thursday morning as reaction appeared muted to the signing of a partial trade deal between the U.S. and China. The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered just above the flatline in early trade, with travel and leisure stocks slipping 0.6% to lead losses while food and beverage stocks gained 0.4%. President Donald Trump signed an initial “phase one” trade deal with China on Wednesday that will roll back some of the tariffs on one another’s goods and increase Chinese purch

A Tesla logo is pictured during the Brussels Motor Show on January 9, 2020 in Brussels . (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)Tesla’s overall vehicle registrations nearly halved in the U.S. state of California during the fourth quarter, according to a Dominion Cross-Sell report, which collates data from state motor vehicle records. The massive drop comes as tax credit for Tesla buyers ended in 2019. It had fallen to $3,750 at the start of the year

Third-party cookies in Chrome have been ‘slightly abused’ by some organizations: CEOGoogle’s decision to phase out third-party cookies to protect user privacy and refine content is a “positive development” for the industry and is inevitable, says Michel De Rijk from S4 Capital.

Asia markets looked set to trade slightly higher on Thursday after the United States and China ended some uncertainties for the world economy by signing a partial trade agreement. In Australia, the benchmark ASX 200 rose 0.63% in early trade, with all sectors trading up. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a partial trade deal with China on Wednesday that takes steps to root out several practices by Beijing that have irked the White House and members of Congress from both parties. The deal also d

The most recent State of the Game presentation from Massive Entertainment revealed early plans for its massive overhaul of The Division 2’s gear system. The Division 2’s new gear system, Massive explains, will be much more intuitive, deeper, and satisfying to all of the game’s current playerbase. advertisingMassive started its breakdown by detailing what it sees as problems with The Division 2’s current gear system. advertisingThe Division 2 gear overhaul is coming soon, as it’s planned to follo

Share Tweet Email Copy Link CopiedAn Overwatch League team may have leaked the Overwatch 2 release date on Twitter. On Twitter, Overwatch League team Vancouver Titans said that “Overwatch 2 is coming out this year” and asked its followers what about the game they are most excited for. That tweet, which was also deleted, linked to an interview done with Blizzard, but the release date wasn’t confirmed in the interview. What’s unclear is when Blizzard will make an official announcement about the ga

Share Tweet Email Copy Link CopiedA new rumor suggests that Sony has cancelled its annual Destination PlayStation event as it plans a major PS5 announcement. There have been several rumors about Sony’s PS5 plans, and one leak says that the company will be holding a PS5 PlayStation Meeting event. On Twitter, journalist Mike Futter revealed that “multiple sources” have told him that Sony has decided to cancel its Destination PlayStation event this year. This is part of why fans felt so strongly th

Popular streamer Lirik experienced exactly the latter in a recent stream, where he managed to fight his way out of a seemingly impossible situation to the amazement of his entire livestream chat. The streamer manages to trade a few back before the opposing player retreats behind the trees, as Lirik gleefully realizes that he’s run out of ammo. As Tarkov players will know, reloading isn’t as simple as just pressing a button, with the game forcing the user to open their entire inventory to refill

Want to boast about / lament the number of hours you spent sat in front of your PlayStation 4 last year? Well, here’s the proof you’ll need: Sony’s 2019 Wrap Up page will reveal just how long you played your favorite PS4 games for – and reward you for doing so. Simply enter your PSN ID, and the page will calculate your most-played games, the number of distinct games you played, your favorite genre, downloaded PS Plus titles and the number of trophies you acquired across the year. Best PS4 games:

Is a remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy finally on the way? That’s what many people will be thinking after Bioware dropped a cryptic tweet referring to the opening of first Mass Effect game, in what could signal a return to the beloved Shepard trilogy. It seems likely ‘Mass Relays’ could be the (not particularly inspiring) name of a remastered trilogy, or hint at it coming in the near future. What are mass relays? In the games, mass relays are the interconnected system of portals that enable Sh

A massive Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker leak has revealed director Colin Trevorrow’s original plans for Episode 9. The video initially appeared on the Star Wars Leaks forum on Reddit, and later independently verified by AV Club, giving this information more credence than the usual Reddit leaks. Star Wars: Duel of the Fates – a reference to the epic John Williams score from that Phantom Menace Darth Maul fight. It was originally meant for Darth Vader, telling him to take Luke Skywalker to anci

Sony Santa Monica Studio’s narrative animator Kim Newman has posted a picture on Twitter in a full motion-capture suit, which could mean that the long-rumoured God of War sequel is in production. Last year, it posted job listings recruiting for a senior combat animator with a “knowledge of God of War (2018).” This requirement could be taken in a number of ways, but suggests the next God of War could take place in Eastern Asia. Early last year, an interesting God of War PS4 theme also hinted wher