The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is confident that Thai durians will remain China's top choice after tightening its food safety and contamination screening processes.Minister Narumon ...

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.

After identifying increasing demand for durian, Soem Sochet, a fan of the Kingdom’s most pungent fruit, made the decision to dedicate himself to learning as much as he could about the “King of Fruits” ...

For centuries, the durian has been both venerated and vilified, earning its place as the most polarizing fruit in the world.

A run on the strong-smelling durian fruit from Southeast Asia is bringing new prosperity to the Thai province of Chanthaburi. But Chinese buyers are trying to squeeze the local farmers.

China's imports of the fruit have more than doubled in the last five years, and Pizza Hut’s most popular pizza in China is now “durian pizza with cheese,” Yum China CEO Joey Wat told the ...

His family and friends were puzzled when he made the career change. The fruit, durian, has long been a cherished part of local cultures in South-east Asia, where it is grown in abundance.

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.

However, doctors have also warned that excessive intake of the durian fruit may contribute to heartburn and bloating in some people due to its relatively high fibre and carbohydrate content.