Posts Tagged With: Russia
Kim Jong-il Cancels Russian Summit Due To Health Issue
» by GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 »




