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Moscow court refuses to detain Chinese citizen suspected of child trafficking

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Monday dismissed an investigator’s motion to place Chinese national Liu Jun on child trafficking allegations.

16:17 28.06.2021

Chinese poachers who crossed Russian border to catch frogs sentenced to jail terms

A court in Primorsky Krai sentenced two Chinese citizens, who had illegally crossed the Russian border to catch frogs and fish, to 19 and 18 months in a penal colony.

11:54 16.06.2021

Lawyer from China detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots

A Chinese citizen having in Russia the status of a lawyer and registered with the Baltic Bar Association of St. Petersburg has been detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots.

16:19 28.01.2021

Investigators complete probe into case over primary timber smuggling to China

Investigation into a criminal case over smuggling of valuable wood species from Russia to China has been completed.

13:12 11.12.2020

Prosecution obtains injunction of regional cell of foreign religious movement

The Fifth Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction has granted a prosecutor’s motion to ban a cell of Falun Dafa movement (Chinese religious doctrine Falun Gong) in Russia’s Republic of Khakassia.

17:26 13.11.2020

Foreign investors won 88% of cases in Russian courts in 2020 – Supreme Court’s Chair

The number of cases won by foreign investors in Russian courts reached 88% in nine months of 2020, according to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.

15:15 13.11.2020

Conference of SCO Supreme Court Chairmen to be held in Moscow

The Fifteenth Conference of Supreme Courts’ Chairmen of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states will be held in Moscow through videolink on October 30.

15:58 28.10.2020

Seven foreign NGOs declared undesirable in Russia over Chinese religious doctrine

Seven foreign organizations supporting the followers of Chinese religious doctrine Falun Gong or Falun Dafa have been declared undesirable in the Russian Federation.

15:17 20.07.2020

Russians sign marital agreements twice as frequently - notaries

The number of concluded marital agreements increased twice in the first half of April, the Federal Notary Chamber told RAPSI on Wednesday.

16:32 06.05.2020

Russian pensioner’s detention in treason case extended until April 10

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Thursday extended detention of Victor Korolev from the Primorsky Krai, who stands charged with treason, until April 10.

16:34 06.02.2020

Chinese hotelier ordered to 9-year jail in Russia for bribery

A court in Russia’s Primorsky Krai sentenced a Chinese hotelier to 9 years in prison for attempting to give a bribe in order to obtain an operation permit for a hotel he had built in Vladivostok.

11:44 07.11.2019

Travel firm CEO gets suspended term for failure to return Russian tourists from China

A CEO of the tour operator Purl River has received a 2-year suspended sentence for abuse of office.

15:27 25.10.2019

Ten individuals convicted of $9 million cash withdrawal to China

A court in Russia’s Yekaterinburg has sentenced ten people to prison terms ranging from 5 to 6.5 years for siphoning of 595 million rubles ($9 million) to China.

14:56 24.10.2018

Chinese citizen gets suspended term in Russia for painting smuggling attempt

Chinese citizen Xu Chao has received a 2.5-year suspended sentence for an attempt to smuggle a work by the Russian landscape painter Alexey Savrasov.

10:59 13.12.2017

Chinese citizen charged with Savrasov painting export goes on Russian trial

Chinese citizen Xu Chao, who allegedly attempted to export a work by the Russian landscape painter Alexey Savrasov, will stand trial in St. Petersburg.

10:57 05.10.2017

Popular Chinese messenger blocked in Russia

Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked popular Chinese messenger WeChat and its website, the RosKomSvoboda NGO announced on its website on Friday.

15:58 05.05.2017

Trial of Chinese citizen charged with stealing brilliant to begin in Russia

The Pushkinsky District court in St. Petersburg will begin hearing a case against Chinese citizen Liu Limay, who stands charged with stealing a brilliant worth 6 million rubles ($106,000) from a jewellery exhibition, on April 28.

17:56 17.04.2017

Chinese citizen to go on trial in Russia for allegedly hiding gold in forest

A criminal case against Chinese citizen, who allegedly hid four kilograms of placer gold in Russia’s Amur Region forests, has been transferred to a court.

10:53 21.09.2016

Hague court rules China holds no rights to territories in South China Sea

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has ruled that China’s claims to territories in the South China Sea have no legal ground.

13:56 12.07.2016

Chinese citizen arrested for alleged frog poaching in Russia

A Chinese citizen has been arrested on suspicion of frog poaching in Ussuriysk, a town in the Primorsky Krai bordered by China.

11:40 11.04.2016