The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Physio-Sanitary Surveillance (VPSS) has announced the removal of the temporary suspension of seafood imports from seven Vietnamese enterprises to the Russian Federation and the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Vietnamese Tam Tamfood Company and Hanoi Garment and Textile Company displayed their wares at a trade fair held in the Kursk Region, Russia, from June 18-22.

Russia is likely to resume importing Tra (Pangasius) fish within the next one or two months, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Russian farming businesses plan to penetrate the Vietnamese market as of early 2014.

Russia recently established its trade office branch in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)