Closer China-ASEAN trade ties bring sweet benefits to fruit dealers

20.10.2025

The durian — a fruit so pungent it's banned in some Asian hotels — is gaining new status in China as a symbol of economic integration and everyday luxury.

In the bustling, aroma-heavy aisles of the Haijixing Market in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the spiked "king of fruits" is...