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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:29 pm

New Prefect Keen To Thaw Frosty Relations With Northern Council Nations
Dr Trmékez Says Terran Stability and Prosperity Depends on Dialogue With Nations Such As Hutori and Dorvik

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New Prefect Dr Ershébef Trmékez makes her inaugural address to the Grand Council.

February 4439 - Incoming Prefect Dr Ershébef Trmékez has said Vanuku will continue to prosper under her watch after she agreed to a continuation of the long-standing coalition cabinet. Her Z-MJP party will govern alongside the Greater Nationalists, a partnership that has now been in place for nearly 45 of the last 50 years.

The former Finance Minister has also broken new ground by becoming the first non-member of the aristocratic Zhtál-Merlkai family to take on the mantle of leader of the party.

She said her first three priorities were to continue to grow the Vanukean economy - which is now recovering from the continental financial crisis; to expand the influence and appeal of the Majatran Union of Nations; and to end the frosty relations with the Northern Council, which were proving detrimental to Terran affairs and stability.

Dr Trmékez said: "I am delighted to have been given this mandate by the people of the Kingdom and for my term as Prefect to be endorsed by the Grand Council. Along with the Deputy Prefect Countess Wrntumai Kez'i [leader of the Greater Nationalists] we aim to take this country forward in an extremely positive way under the stability of our grand coalition.

"To this end we will be looking at further reform to expand our economy, which is now experiencing growth again and that includes expanding our trading relationship with other nations both through the Majatran Union of Nations but also through independent bi-lateral deals with other states.

"That is why I am keen to improve our relationship with organisations such as the Seleyan Union, increase ties with prosperous economies such as Indrala and reinvigorate our relationships with countries like Kalistan.

"However, ultimately, our role in Terran affairs and the future of global prosperity means that we must review our relationship with the Northern Council member states and vice versa.

There are two options: a continuation, or amplification, of frosty relations with the NC, a situation that would ramp up the so-called cold war as it has been branded in the media. Or we can look to work out a way forward that allows our spheres of influence to co-exist without the constant clashing and angry exchanges.

"To this end, I welcome the overtures made by the Dorvish President to act as an intermediate between ourselves and the NC and we have already spoken to the Hutori Foreign Minister expressing our thoughts on the press speculation over nuclear capable bombers being deployed in Dankuk."

She added: "It is clear that if we continue to ignore one another or carry out our dialogue through rhetoric in the media then a dangerous set of events will unfold.

"This is why, here and now, I would welcome the views of those two aforementioned countries in taking forward the situation. I know that the way forward will be difficult but if both parties are willing to give a little and take far less, we should reach a much more stable position for Terra as a whole."
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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:07 pm

Vanuku-Kalistani Meeting Quickly Turns To Economic Crisis Talks
Prefect Trmékez and Acting Premier Hashimoto Continue Discussions In Wake of Al-Khali Assassination

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An uncertain future... companies like Petrovan PLC and Minarco have long-standing investments in Kalistan's petroleum and mining operations.

August 4439 - Prefect Dr Ershébef Trmékez has met with the Kalistani Acting Premier for trade and security talks - but events quickly became overshadowed by tragic circumstances back in the Republic.

Abraham Hashimoto left Kaliburg for Wiel on board a plane as his country's Foreign Minister, but following the assassination of Premier Abdulaziz Al-Khali he was named Kalistan's acting head of government just as the talks got underway in the Vanukean capital.

A decision was made to carry on with the negotiations giving the Prefect and Acting-Premier the opportunity to talk about tensions with the Northern Council and mutual trade and security options. However, the discussions were soon dominated by the death of Mr Al-Khali and the subsequent financial crisis that Kalistan quickly found itself in.

In an interim briefing to the press, Trmékez said that talks had been very constructive in the circumstances and that Kalistan and Vanuku were once again looking to forge a relationship that would bring the two nations close together.

She added: "We are very saddened by the news of Premier Al-Khali's untimely death and, given the circumstances, we are deeply grateful to Mr Hashimoto for agreeing to continue with our talks.

"So far we have been able to look at all aspects of trade and security and discussed at length the current financial situation in Kalistan and how Vanuku can assist. Our companies have vested interests in several of Kalistan's largest national organisations and so it is extremely important for us to do what we can."

The talks are expected to continue for several days yet before Mr Hashimoto returns home.
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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:17 am

Vanuku Ships Antibiotics to Jelbania As Syphilis Takes A Grip In Tribal Areas
Kingdom Is On High Alert And Warns Neighbouring Countries To Take Similar Action Over Outbreak Spread

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Vanuku has stepped up medical checks for people entering the country.

January 4440 - The Vanukean government has ordered tens of thousands of one-use-only penicillin syringes and associated antibiotic medication to be shipped to the Northern (Jelbek) Khaganate region of Jelbania to help combat the symptoms of a devastating outbreak of syphilis in the Western Tribal areas.

The highly-contagious sexually transmitted disease which has affected nearly two-thirds of the Jrkaol'itá clan is expected to spread quickly, and is set to move outside the Western Tribal region borders over the next few weeks.

Thousands of Vanukeans currently live and work in the Northern Khaganate area, where the Kingdom has recognised economic influence as a result of the Rklemjistad Agreement. The government in Wiel is extremely keen to prevent the outbreak reaching Vanuku and is taking full medical check precautions at checkpoints on the long border with Jelbania too.

In addition, the Vanukean government has reached out to the administration in Jelbania in a bid to work in tandem with the Jelbek Health Authority and administer medical assistance in the tribal areas. It has also sent out "Be Prepared" outbreak alerts to health authorities in Zardugal and Deltaria, which border the Jelbanian Confederation, and informed the Majatran Union of Nations Executive to consider a continental action plan.
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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:20 pm

Vanuku Responds to Growing Crisis In Western Tribal Area of Jelbania
Large Security Force Moves In to Restore Law and Order And Help Administer Medication

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Vanukean Security Forces on patrol near to the Jelbek border with Zardugal.

August 4440 - A large Vanukean security force has moved into the Great Jelbek Confederation's western tribal areas to help the country's central government keep order and administer treatment in the region rocked by a widespread syphilis outbreak.

Chaos, crime and violence has ensued with many Jelbek Healthy Authority personnel being attacked, preventing efforts to stop the spread of the disease. It led to the Confederal government calling on neighbouring Vanuku and Deltaria to help with the distribution of medicines, in border enforcement and in policing the Confederal Tribal Area.

With Deltaria currently wracked with internal troubles, Vanuku has taken up the mantle. At least two divisions of troops with army medical corps attachments have been sent to the area via the Northern (Jelbek) Khaganate to carry out the security duties. They include, monitoring the border with other areas of the Jelbek Confederation and Zardugal as well as escorting medical staff from tribal village to tribal village.

Other units have been tasked with securing key sites such as the lucrative uranium mining operations that are scattered around the tribal areas and carrying out regular patrols to quell violence and keep vital communication links open.

Head of Security Operations Major-General Krsyijkai Akedkáhe said all was being done to secure the area and stop the spread of the disease.

He said: "We have basically locked down the Confederal Tribal Areas with frequent perimeter patrols, checkpoints on key routes in and out, and we are working our way through the area to quell violence, secure key sites and roads and bring law and order to the region.

"We are working with the Jelbek central government security personnel and Health Authority medical staff to allow them to carry out their duties and administer penicillin antibiotics to help treat those who have contracted syphilis. This is a humanitarian mission but requires extensive security personnel given the vast area we are covering and the well-documented dangers."

In addition, more one-use-only penicillin syringes are being shipped into the country by Vanuku to be distributed where and when necessary.

Vanuku has also requested that the Majatran Union of Nations be prepared to assemble a similar security force that can be conjoined with the Vanukean force if the need to maintain order is expanded.
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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:01 pm

Condom Sales On The Up As Fears Grow Over Syphilis Spread
Manufacturers See Doubling Of Production and Sales Over Outbreak In Neighbouring Jelbania

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Condom production in Vanuku has gone through the roof.

In an unexpected boost to the economy sparked by fears emanating from the syphilis outbreak in neighbouring Jelbania, condom sales in Vanuku have risen significantly over the last few months.

Manufacturers and retailers reported an average 225 per cent increase in production and sales of the contraceptives, for the second quarter of 4440, compared to the same time in the previous year.

In particular, sales of the Wrji Wonder Elite condom, which is billed as the 'most robust pleasure enhancer on the market' are on the up as people look to stave off the risk of sexually transmitted infections.

Manufacture of the Wrji range, Wiel-based Vandom, said they produced and sold three times as many of the condoms during June compared to the same period in 4439 and that it was a record month for sales in general.

CEO of Vandom Frérkus Vrnkrt said: "The government has gone to great lengths to tell people to stay safe in light of the heightened risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and the warnings have been hitting home. We are delighted the public are turning to Vandom and our range of ultra-reliable contraceptives which couple safety with heightened sensation and performance."

However one campaigner said it simply demonstrated that promiscuity levels in Vanuku had reached epidemic level.

Father Léppltz Vrhelmszo of Hosians for Abstinence said: "People are coming up with all different reasons for this trend but it is simply down to the acceptance of society towards sexual intercourse before marriage.

One night stands, prostitutes, depraved behaviour in dark alleys and doorways... I have seen it all and it is growing! People in this drug-addled country are not scared of STDs they just want sex, all the time... but not so much after marriage."
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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:15 pm

Trade and Industry Minister Flies to Dankuk To Discuss Expansive Trade Deal
Investment Opportunities in Infrastructure, Consumer Goods and Military Arms and Equipment All Being Explored

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Trade Minister Jezklune Shtén has boarded a plane to Dankuk.

September 4440 - Vanuku's Trade and Industry Minister has headed north to Dankuk to forge closer economic ties between the two countries.

Jezklune Jebrsme Shtén will meet with the Grand Imperial Union's Prime Minister Christian Lambeth, Foreign Minister Seol Dae-Kwan and Trade and Industry Minister Gina Lin to fine-tune terms on a reciprocal trade deal.

Vanuku is looking to invest in the Dranian secondary economic sector, including boosting the country's ability to export consumer electronics, furniture, clothing and home appliances. Investment in infrastructure such as Dankuk's international trade port at Seongtaek is also on the table to improve import/export capacity.

The Kingdom has also lined up a number of private investors who wish to buy shareholdings in the Union's automobile and construction sectors, again to boost exportability around Dovani and into the third world.

In return, Vanuku is looking for preferential trading rights to supply a number of luxury goods, non-perishable foods from Majatra and to boost sales of high-tech manufactured goods as well as scientific and medical equipment to Dankuk.

It is also believed that a large-scale deal to supply military arms and equipment to Dankuk will be on the table at the talks, which are be held in the capital, Taeyangsudo.

On her way home, it is rumoured that Minister Shtén will "call in" on Kalistan to explore direct investment opportunities there as the nations looks to free itself from the grip of an economic crisis.
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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Mon Aug 20, 2018 1:56 pm

Vanutech's AR Technology Enhances Its Range of Apps
Broad Range of New Software Enhancements Set To Take Digital Market By Storm

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A whole range of new applications can now take advantage of the AR technology, including this engineering sector enhancement software.

February 4422 - Hi-tech and digital giant Vanutech has released a new series of augmented reality variations of its most popular apps for a full range of mobile phone and smart device platforms.

The AR apps allow people to augment the real world with virtual data by pointing their device at anything from a building, a location, a poster, a photograph or even a bank note, machine or car engine.

By doing so, extra information overlays the image on the screen view finder giving the user valuable info at their fingertips.

The Apps which now have augmented variants include Vanutech's financial tracking app CityDealer, the TrackNav map and direction finder software and various training and educational AR variations for health services, schools and the scientific and engineering world. They can be purchased for an add-on fee after downloading the original or as a stand alone app where no conventional predecessor existed.

Vanutech Vice-President of Tech Sales and Marketing Kulshki Rygert said: "These exciting developments put so much relevant information at the fingertips of our users in a range of applications from medical students looking to enhance their skills to someone using an AR overlay when working on a car engine, to simply navigating through a town or the countryside while learning more about their surroundings. We are also using the technology to enhance game play capabilities complementing the range of VR ultra-immersive titles that we now produce."

The AR apps will be available Terra-wide from a range of online stores as of midnight.

The successful launch of the latest AR range, on schedule, led to a surge in Vanutech's stock price on the Wiel Exchange. This morning it was up nearly three points to 14.85VAN per share, its highest market value since the Majatran Financial Crisis of the 4430s.
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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:13 am

New Stealth Fighter Goes Into Service
Multi-Purpose Aircraft Developed Over Half A Century At A Cost of 3.5 Trillion VAN

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The S-44 Tanhri Stealth Fighter (B Variant) which has STVOL capability and will be part of each Támnr-class aircraft carrier's carrier air wing.


July 4443 - The wraps have come off the multi-trillion VAN multi-purpose aircraft fighter developed to keep Vanuku at the front end of Terran military superiority.

The S-44 Tanhri Stealth Fighter has taken 3.5 trillion VAN and nearly half a century to research, develop and produce. It builds on the success of the S-10 Tanhri Stealth Fighter, which has been the mainstay of the Vanukean airforce since the 43rd century.

The new single-seat fighter features an advanced human-system interface, a sophisticated target and deploy weapons payload system and the very latest sensor and avionic arrays. It comes in two variations: the S-44A, which is a conventional take off and landing craft and the S-44B, which is a short take-off and vertical landing variant for use with Vanuku's world-leading Támnr-class aircraft carrier.

Among the aircraft's ordnance capability is the Fortress Buster missile, a weapon specifically developed based on the experiences of the conflict with Deltaria in Jelbania. It was developed as part of the wider Doorknocker Doctrine, devised by the government's strategic research organisation, The King Temrkai Think-Tank, as a way to open up a defensively-minded, heavily fortified enemy.

The speed, extended mission range and enhanced aerodynamics of the aircraft owes a lot to the very latest combat engine which has been developed by the Wrnukaék Tanhri aeronautical company.

A range of other defence industry companies, which are heavily subsidised by the state, have been involved in the development project. They include Anz'k Defence, Royal Kremj and the Vanutech Corporation. Shipyard Havendam was also drafted in to work on the sensor array systems after carrying out a 5 billion VAN upgrade of similar systems on the navy's range of cruisers and destroyers.

The project has not been without its teething troubles. When it was originally unveiled in 4394, the then Defence Minister claimed it would take 25 years to develop and would cost 2.5 trillion VAN in total.

Instead, that time frame has doubled and prices increased by a trillion VAN, mainly due to the conflict in Jelbania earlier in this century but also as a result of the Majatran Financial crisis.

However, through the last half century consecutive governments have remained committed to the aircraft project, ring-fencing large proportions of the annual defence budget for the project.

Prefect Dr Ershébef Trmékez said: "Vanuku can be rightly proud of this new aircraft, which will gives us the capacity to continue to be on of Terra's pre-eminent military forces as we head towards the second half of the 45th century.

"Only a dedicated, single-minded approach - bringing to bear the skills, experiences and investments of a multitude of organisations, underpinned by tremendous government funding - have made this project possible. Security-wise, this nation along with our allies will reap the benefit of this determination for many years to come."
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Re: Wrntu Wrnuke! (Forwards Vanuku!)

Postby Sisyphus » Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:06 pm

Istalian MUN exit could lead to Majatran-wide double dip recession, say startled business leaders
Share Prices Already Affected As Uncertainty Grows Over Future of Supranational Organisation.

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Banking boss Slejman Hyeon says the financial situation is 'very wobbly'.

News that Istalia is closer than many thought to leaving the Majatran Union of Nations has sent financial soothsayers and doom mongers into a frenzied overdrive.

But one thing many agree on is that the fragile economies of several nations on the continent, which are only just recovering from the effects of the last financial crisis of the 4430s, could implode for a second time.

The uncertainty being created by the so-called 'Istalexit' is already hitting share prices - the second time that decision-making in Romula seems to be pushing Majatra towards financial depression in less than two decades. However, business leaders think things could get a lot worse if they do pull the plug on membership.

Slejman Hyeon of the Wiel-based Wrnhélm-Jusuv Corporate Bank said: "Things are very wobbly at the moment. Some economies did not fair as well as Vanuku's and even we took a bad hit. Istalia is basically creating a financial apocalypse with its MUN in-then-out policy. They would have been better not joining the MUN in the first place, now everything they do will have a more amplified ripple effect.

"I can see a number of economies suffering badly and a double-dip recession of sorts taking hold - and this one may take more than a few years to shake. The MUN really needs to work quickly to steady the ship and do what it can to keep Istalia and other member states on board."

Other prominent figures actually celebrated Istalia's decision to pursue an exit from the MUN.

Tgranz Obmé, of the Grand Council backbench group Vanuku First, said: "Well done to Istalia. They have put sovereignty and national pride ahead of federalism. Vanuku should follow suit. All this business about a shared currency is nonsense. We want the VAN not the MAJ or CON or whatever it will be called if the bureaucrats get their way. No to single currency, no to further powers being devolved to MUNGA and no to being told what to do by a jumped up Cildanian president."

Vanukean Finance Minister Kspar Nohsrmko Zhtál said he was watching the situation very closely and contingencies were in place. He added: "We are in constant touch with both the MUN and Istalia. The situation is not yet clear cut but if Istalia does decided to withdraw its membership we must be ready."
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