Richard Garriott, a US video game magnate went into space aboard a Russian rocket on Sunday. Garriott’s father is a former NASA astronaut during the Cold War. The senior Garriott spend 70 days total in …

A Russian supermarket worker had been dubbed – the chessboard killer – because he had hoped to put a coin on every space of a 64-place chessboard…one for each victim.
He was found guilty of 48 …

They grow them bigger in Russia…babies that is….a 17.05 lb baby.
Well…make that everything is bigger in Russia…the whole country is nearly two times bigger than the second largest country, Canada.
A 42-year old woman delivered the …

At least one country is hoping the global warming phenomenon will continue – Russia.
A Russian Submarine planted a rust-proof titanium flag painted with the Russian tricolor onto the Arctic seabed at a depth of 4,261 …

“North Pole is Mine, Mine, Mine…” Putin

I don't venture in to Russia all that often here at PanAsianBiz, though I would like to and feel that the many years I had contact with the country gives me some perspective.
However, this bit …

China is one-tenth of the way towards filling its strategic oil reserves. Three million barrels of Russian crude oil has been stored over the past two months.
The full mark is set at 32.7 million barrels. …

I don’t know everything about everything…but I do know some things about some things.
I spent many years living in Asia. I’d like to share an insight here and ask for your feedback/contribution.
I remember a …

Three countries have sent humans into space:
1. Russia
2. United States
3. China
Now NASA is wondering if there isn’t something they (NASA) and China can do together.
NASA’s chief is visiting China – Beijing, Shanghai and a desert …

hina trades with the world. Actually, China manufacturers for the world and every now and then buys something from overseas that it can reverse engineer and make on its own.
The top eight trading partners with …