YUNNAN, (China): When farmer Jia Guohua planted a discarded durian seed on his small plot of land in Mengla county back in 2010, little did he know that his action was a microcosm of development plans ...

Once a gold mining town, Raub has leveraged China’s demand for Musang King, dubbed the “Hermès of durian,” to become known as ...

A former gold mining town in Malaysia has seen its riches turn a new shade of yellow, thanks to this pungent fruit.

KUALA LUMPUP, Jan 11 — In the small Pahang town of Raub, the pungent scent of durian is the smell of money, ...

China is gearing up for the harvest of its first domestic durian crop this summer after more than four years of cultivation, although it is not expected to challenge Southeast Asia's stranglehold on ...

When tropical gardeners gather to talk shop, the topic of durian fruit frequently comes around. Costa Rica is home to dozens of unusual, exotic fruits, but nothing compares with the durian. This is a ...

Fortunately, like virtually all foreigners searching for their durian whisperer, I had found, online, Lindsay Gasik, an American woman who for more than a dozen years has been on a worldwide quest to ...

Durian isn't called "The King of Fruits" for nothing. It's a fruit that makes itself known, with sharp green spikes and a distinct scent reminiscent of garlic and bananas. Although durian is not often ...