Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Just one 2.5-kilogram durian from Nonthaburi, Thailand, can cost $380. Yet the fruit has a smell that some people find extremely unpleasant.

With its exports to China slipping, Thailand is stepping up efforts to improve durian quality in response to China’s ...

Exports of fruits and vegetables fell 17% year-on-year in the first two months of 2025 to US$677 million as durian exports plummeted amid stricter safety regulations in several markets. Only 3,500 ...

GUANGDONG: China’s middle class consumers have been tightening their purse strings, but their appetite for durian – pungent, spiky fruit mostly imported from Southeast Asia – continues to grow.

BANGKOK, Feb. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chulalongkorn University researchers, led by Professor Dr. Supaart Sirikantaramas, discovered an innovative use for durian, a fruit known for its pungent aroma ...