Re: Indralan Consortium of Journalists
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:10 pm
The Zhijia Star is a regional weekly newspaper in Jiaozhi. Subsidiary of the FangCaiRyeo Group.
DragonTech Releases FortRoyale Beta
18 April 4422
Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of PACE's hit battle royale video game, Chicken Dinner, DragonTech Studios has released an open beta version of their own online competitive game. FortRoyale has emerged from DragonTech rather quickly following Chicken Dinner's release but this is in large part due to the game's dependence on pre-built assets and programming that existed for an unreleased project that was originally overseen by Lü Seojun, prior to his abduction by foreign agents. Lü, formerly a professional streamer and gamer, was instrumental in the creation of DragonTech and its related properties, especially its e-sports wing. From his own experiences prior to leading FangCaiRyeo Group, the original gaming project was envisioned as becoming the leading competitive game. Now, many decades later, it has been revived and revamped for current generation computers. However, FortRoyale remains a work-in-progress and through the free open beta DragonTech hopes to work towards creating the optimal final product that can go to full release by the middle of next year.
Chief Counselor Lü Emphasizes Commitment to Responsive Governance
22 April 4422
Responding to criticism received from the emerging Sunrise Party, New Dawn's leadership has reiterated its commitment to an open and responsive government. Questioned by reporters, Chief Counselor Lü Jaewoo lit up and quickly took the opportunity to express his continued commitment to the OurYingdala Portal. "This portal we created, it is a living resource. The laws were passed to create it and establish the offices to oversee it but we continue to look at all the ways to improve it. And why? The entire purpose of OurYingdala to make the Indralan government more responsive to the people and to make it easier for the people to get a line to their representatives. This ambitious project has relied on the work of a lot of devoted people with backgrounds at Zhijia and TQ Electronics combined with the expertise of academics and public administrators. The notion that the government has somehow forgotten the people is simply false. We are leading the way in bringing Indrala a globally unique expansion of democratic access and, even in the absence of OurYingdala, our party and our partners have always sought to be responsible and responsive in representing this nation's citizens, whether they live in the high rises of Kaizhou or the villages of Anle."
Disgruntled & Dishonored, Dethroned Heir Vents from Dalibor
8 June 4422
The 21-year old son of the former FCR Group chairman Lü Daejung has emerged publically for the first time, angrily venting in an online video shaming his extended family for their “betrayal,” accusing them of “abandoning the family’s powerful legacy,” and “surrendering themselves to the Indralan king.” In the video, Ryeo Hajun, who makes a point to use his natively spelled name, goes on to assert that his family has thrown away its “greatest opportunity to expand influence.” He accuses Lü Yejun of having hijacked the family’s royal background, stealing the “rightful and direct” claims held by those descended from Ryeo Seojun, all while “deliberately destroying the family’s future prospects.” Hajun goes on to urge the newer generations of the Lü Clan to “recapture the spirit of their ancestors” and to join him in “bringing even greater power to their family.” Further, he calls upon the “exiles of the homeland” to “reignite their fighting spirit” and to bring about a “new Kyobando ideal, never surrendering their true identity.”
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Jiyu Takes Helm of Revived Yincheng Amusement Park Project
After sitting abandoned for a number of years, the plans for an amusement park in northern Yincheng have returned to life with newfound investment from the FCR Group. Not without controversy, Jiyu has taken a leading role in this revived project, although with close oversight from other executives closely connected to Chairman Fang. The project, deemed "grander" than the last, establishes three separate parks with a central commercial cluster of hotels and restaurants. Each park will have its own theme; one will be a water park and the other is building upon DragonTech properties, likely focusing on technology and/or science fiction. The third is rumored to be titled as JiyuWorld, though this is unconfirmed.
Zhijia Unleashes Delivery Drones
Zhijia City has become the testing ground for autonomous delivery drones, delivering small goods and even food. Developed by the technology company Zhijia, these drones are capable of transporting packages to designated locations at apartments and public spaces, at which point they are able to release the items to their recipient upon scanning of a mobile or printed receipt code. While currently limited to just Zhijia City and available only for certain products, the tests have so far been successful for the company. Testing is also being conducted, somewhat more extensively, on drone transportation between company facilities. On a smaller scale, Zhijia is also exploring the idea of autonomous vehicles that could deliver prepared food, such as pizza, directly to the street-side of a person's home. Tests on these vehicles are occasionally conducted under Zhijia observation in the central zone of the district, often with many interested onlookers taking pictures and video.