Distinctive in taste and famously divisive, durian is not everyone’s choice of fruit. This was certainly the case for some Chinese explorers when they first encountered it during the Ming Dynasty’s ...

Vietnam exported a record US$3.86 billion worth of durian last year, over 20% higher than in 2024. It was by far the top export item of any fruit or vegetable, accounting for over 45% of the total of ...

The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) has clarified that only grade C durians are being sold for RM1 per kg in Tapah, Perak. Perak Fama director (Food Security and Operations) Salleh ...

IPOH, Jan 11 (Bernama) -- The RM1 per kilogramme durian price issue previously reported by the media only involves grade C durians and does not reflect the overall durian harvest in the Jalan Pahang, ...

A gold mining town in the 19th Century, Raub has seen its economy take on a new hue of yellow in recent years. Today it's better known as the land of the Musang King — a buttery, bittersweet variety ...

Driving around Raub, a small town in Malaysia, it's impossible to miss the prickly fruit that powers its economy. You can smell it from the steady stream of trucks winding through mountain roads, ...

Durian, the world's most controversial fruit, smells somewhere between rotting flesh and old, sweaty clothes. And yet it's currently booming amid a spike in demand from China. If you're curious enough ...

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Ming Gao receives funding from the Swedish Research Council. This research was produced with support from the Swedish Research Council grant “Moved Apart” (nr. 2022-01864). Ming Gao is a member of ...

Every summer, superfans of durian converge on a remote farm in western Puerto Rico to devour one of the world’s most polarizing fruits. Credit... Supported by By Thomas Fuller Visuals by Erika P.