Durian-themed restaurants, ranging from buffets and hotpots to drinks and desserts, have been mushrooming in Chinese cities as the durian craze extends beyond just fresh fruit. The catering ...

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.

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.

Indonesia has set its sights on China's lucrative durian market, with imports of the pungent fruit valued at nearly US$7 billion last year. New: You can now listen to articles. PARIGI MOUTONG ...

“Durian is really not bad,” he said to applause from some 450 attendees at the 5th Belt and Road Malaysia-China Business Dialogue here yesterday. The event, themed “Harnessing a Half-century ...

Thai durian traders and exporters expect a higher supply of the fruit and a drop in prices this year. Sanchai Puranachaikiri, president of the Thai Fresh Fruit Traders and Exporters Association ...