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Kim Jong-il Cancels Russian Summit Due To Health Issue

» by June 30th, 2011 at 4:38 pm » Comments (10)

It looks like the Dear Leader is having another health scare: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has canceled his plan to visit Russia for health reasons, said Kyodo News ...more »

North Koreans Alleged to Be Running Gambling Operation In Moscow Embassy

» by April 29th, 2011 at 3:05 am » Comments (6)

It looks like the North Koreans have found yet another scam to run out of their embassies: A Russian company is facing charges of operating a gambling room in the North ...more »

Interview with Russian Korean War Veteran

» by April 11th, 2011 at 5:08 pm » Comments (9)

Korean War historian and journalist Andrew Salmon has an interesting interview on Yonhap with a Russian military veteran that fought on the side of the North Koreans during the Korean ...more »

Russia & South Korea Differ Over Causes of Rocket Failure

» by February 2nd, 2011 at 7:33 pm » Comments (20)

It looks like Korea have some serious issues with their space program: Korean and Russian officials have failed to determine the cause of failure in the second attempt to launch ...more »

Russia Inflames Territorial Tensions with Japan

» by November 3rd, 2010 at 8:09 pm » Comments (6)

It just makes you wonder why the Russian President would decide to inflame tensions with Tokyo over the Kuril Islands issue?: Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Monday that a visit ...more »

Putin’s Daughter Reported to Be Marrying A Korean Man

» by November 1st, 2010 at 3:56 am » Comments (13)

How would like to have Vladimir Putin as your father in law?  Well at least one Korean guy is about to find out: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="180" caption="Photo of a young ...more »

Picture of the Day: Russian Army Chief Visits South Korea

» by October 1st, 2010 at 12:54 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Gen. Nikolay Makarov (R), chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, salutes during an inspection of an honor guard at the compound of ...more »

Russia & China Urge “Restraint” On Korean Peninsula

» by May 26th, 2010 at 7:04 pm » Comments (21)

I wonder what restraint the Russians would be urging if one of their ships was sunk by a foreign rival? [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="213" caption="South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) greets ...more »

The Russian Solution to Somali Piracy

» by May 14th, 2010 at 4:29 am » Comments (30)

So does anyone think the Somali pirates will ever target Russian ships?: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="213" caption="The Russian warship Marshal Shaposhnikov, pictured in 2003 during exercises in the Indian Ocean."][/caption] Ten pirates ...more »

Chinese Defense Industry Ripping Off Russian Technology

» by May 10th, 2010 at 4:04 am » Comments (24)

You just got to love how the Chinese are ripping off the Russians: China now competes with Russia in lucrative international arms markets by offering Russian knock-offs at bargain prices, ...more »

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