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St. Petersburg schoolchildren celebrate Chinese New Year with cultural gala

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- St. Petersburg hosted its ninth Chinese New Year School Festival on Monday, as nearly 1,000 students and parents celebrated the Spring Festival with a vibrant cultural gala.

Russia marks 81st anniversary of Leningrad siege lift

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia's St. Petersburg commemorated the 81st anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad on Monday with a series of solemn events, including flower-laying ceremonies, thematic exhibitions, and candlelight vigils.

Russia's sharing services revenue to grow 31 percent in 2024: study

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia's key sharing economy sectors are projected to generate 92.4 billion rubles in revenue by the end of 2024, a 31 percent increase from the previous year, Russia's market analysis agency Smart Ranking said on Thursday.

GDP growth of CIS countries to be 4.7 pct in 2024: Putin

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The growth of gross domestic product (GDP) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) members will reach 4.7 percent this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday at an informal CIS summit held in Leningrad Oblast.

Chinese vice premier calls for more int'l cooperation on climate change adaptation for islands

BAKU, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday called for strengthening international cooperation on climate change adaptation for islands, exploring the creation of an international zero-carbon island cooperation organization, and promoting resource sharing, technology exchange, and experience sharing to help small island nations better address the challenges of climate change.

Russia holds exhibition to mark 75th anniversary of Russia-China diplomatic relations

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition entitled "Russia-China Friendship through the Ages" kicked off in the State Museum of Political History of Russia in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

Mass production of Lada electric cars launched in Russia

MOSCOW, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ, the automaker that produces Lada cars, started mass production of electric cars at the plant in Izhevsk on Wednesday, Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.

Telegram to disclose user data at authorities' requests

MOSCOW, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Telegram can disclose users' data upon reasonable requests from authorities, the encrypted messaging service's co-founder Pavel Durov said on Monday on his Telegram channel.

Number of foreign tourists visiting Russia in August highest in two years

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia in August received 1.05 million foreign tourists, the most in two years, according to the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (Rosstat).

Cultural development issues discussed at St. Petersburg int'l culture forum

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 10th St. Petersburg International United Cultures Forum is taking place in Russia's second-largest city, gathering about 1,700 representatives from Russia and abroad.

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