The Market is a nationally-published daily economic newspaper centred in Tian'an. While the paper remains generally non-partisan, critics have observed a tendency for the paper to publish articles which generally support classically liberal economic policies and the established economic order of Indrala.Imperial Household purchases château in Lourenne13 March 4454Arial photograph of Château du SiraultTIAN'AN, Han Province: Coinciding with his great-nephew's first birthday, the Jianxiao Emperor has purchased a $3 million property in rural Lourenne to be used by that branch of the family for their activities in that country. The Emperor's great-nephew Prince Luyi is the son of Prince Haoyang and his wife Princess Louise-Marie of Lourenne. Accordingly, Prince Luyi of Indrala is also recognized as Prince Louis of Lourenne. The couple is currently expecting their second child.
The property, known as
Château du Sirault is located 25km south of St. Madelaine, Lourenne and is comprised of 49 hectares of woods and meadows, a landscaped garden with swimming pool, and a vineyard of 6 hectares. The chateau is built with the white stones of the Jôviant region. According to a spokesperson for the Imperial Household Agency, the Emperor intends to operate the vineyard year round, providing half of all wine produced to the people of St. Madelaine for free, while sending the remaining half to the Heavenly City.
The château was purchased using the private funds of the Sun Clan, and thus comes as no cost to the government. The Imperial Household Agency has also hired the Lourennian PR firm Bisset, Arseneault and Dupont to enhance the family's image in that country.
Xiandai Group wants to build Indrala's next fighter jet8 May 4455Xiandai Group Chairman Wang GuangyaTIAN'AN, Han Province: As Indrala is
soliciting for help from abroadin rebuilding and modernizing the Imperial Armed Forces, many domestic firms are beginning to expand their military armament capabilities. Recently, the Ministry of Defence signed a $1 billion development contract with tech-giant Zhijia as that company seeks to utilize their
drone knowledge in producing military UAVs.
This major investment has clearly garnered the attention of Xiandai Group Chairman Wang Guangya, as he announced that Xiandai would develop Indrala's next fighter jet. Xiandai has also previously received contracts from the Ministry of Defence for the procurement of small-arms produced through their subsidiary Xiandai Precision Industries.
"The next fighter jet purchased by the Imperial Armed Forces shall be homegrown, and developed using Indralan talent," Wang stated to a group of shareholders and media, "and it will be built by Xiandai!"
Xiandai enters the competition at a disadvantage. Although it's one of the biggest civil aviation companies in the world, it hasn’t designed and built a fighter since 4300 with the
I-20, an aircraft of which only eight were ever made. The incredibly high-cost and long manufacturing period was a major hindrance to the longevity of the program.
What would the new Xiandai jet look like? Analysts presume that the jet would look similar to the I-20, or perhaps derive much of it's design from foreign fighters such as
HF-16 Hawk or
HF-44 Maelstorm. It is unclear who Xiandai may partner with, if anyone, in developing their jet. Nonetheless, Xiandai will have to produce work quickly to draft a proposal for the IAFI Modernization Program if it seeks grant money.
More than 7 in 10 Indralans play video games: survey8 May 4455Teenagers play video games at a Tian'an PC CafeTIAN'AN, Han Province: More than 7 in 10 Indralans regularly played some type of video games in the past year, a survey showed Sunday.
According to the survey conducted by the Indrala New Media Consultancy Agency, 73.2 percent of the respondents said they had experienced playing a video game since July last year. The poll was conducted on 6,020 people aged between 12 and 65 from April 21 to May 8.
Among those who played games during the period, 88.3 percent used mobile games, followed by PC games with 59.6 percent, console games with 15.4 percent and arcade games with 10.6 percent, according to the survey.
According to the agency, total sales of the country's video game industry were estimated at $10.7 billion in 2016.