HAHK News Ticker

The following is a summary of news in the East Asian Federation as provided through the ticker bar of Higashi Ajia Hōsō Kaisha International news broadcasts.

June 6, 2010

 * A Chinese activist arrested yesterday for trespassing in a protest at the joint Northern and Southern PRC embassy in Saikyō was freed today. Wuer Kaixi was protesting for the 21st anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
 * Stud bulls in Miyazaki Prefecture have been rated clear of foot-and-mouth disease. This is a positive sign that the area has reached a turning point in its battle against the epidemic.
 * The stand-off in North America between Yarphese armed forces and those of the Union of Everett and the Allied States of America enters its 18th day. A Hyasoda government spokesperson states that it is the policy of the administration not to interfere with foreign affairs that do not directly affect the state.
 * The Planetary Alliance for Freedom's monthly summit in London is underway. Topics discussed include world events and peacekeeping efforts.
 * Starting Monday, The Federation Board will begin a series of debates on the ratification of the Treaty of Noumea for membership to the Hesperian Alliance. Nationalist-minded member corporations are hesitant to increase the dependence of the state on outside nations.
 * The Northern Korea Workers Corporation has voiced concerns about the level of autonomy it has over its assigned provinces delegated by the national government. Chief Executive Kim Jong-il has asserted that the Hyasoda government led by Chief Executive Kumiko Akimoto has tightly limited the ability of the NKWC to govern North Hamyong Province. A government spokesman declined to comment.