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 space, 60 in ‘73, and 10 in ‘83.
Garriott paid $35 million to live out his dream of acting out 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 murders, three attempted murders and admitted to killing 11 more people.
He is considered one of Russia's most prolific serial killers.
He […]
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 big girl by Caesarean section in a 30,000 person town in south Siberia.
The 17 pound baby was born on September […]
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 meter (14,000').
Russia hopes that vast reserves of untapped oil and natural gas will become more accessible as the climate changes […]
“North Pole is Mine, Mine, Mine…” Putin
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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 of news struck me as quite interesting.
Russia has started building its first floating nuclear power plant.
For a cost of $300 […]
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.
What is not known is how much domestic oil is in the tanks with that from Russia.
China, like any country, […]
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 scene in a movie I watched when in Japan. A big American sports player walked into his new Japanese apartment. […]
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 launch site in Gansu to ‘explore’ (isn’t that what NASA does best?) possible avenues of cooperation.
One big drawback is that […]
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 China are
1. united States
2. Japan
3. South Korea
4. Germany
5. Hong Kong
6. Singapore
7. Malaysia
8. Russia
The Russian bear has abt. $30 billion worth […]
