Sonny Side heads to Davao City, the Durian Capital of the Philippines, for a food tour unlike any other. Known for its strong smell and divisive taste, durian takes center stage in everything from ...

Durian and dancing in Davao: Experience the Philippines like a local at the Kadayawan festival Between mid-August and mid-September, the city of Davao bursts with life for the traditional ...

In 2018, a load of durian delayed the departure of an Indonesian flight after travelers insisted the stinky cargo be removed. The fruit's taste and smell are notoriously difficult to pinpoint.

MANILA, Philippines — As part of the fruit deal with China clinched by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in January, the Philippines shipped the first batch of durian to China on ...

MANILA, Philippines — As part of the fruit deal with China clinched by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in January, the Philippines shipped the first batch of durian to China on ...

Chinese imports of durian rose to 1.56 billion ... · Fortune · Nhac Nguyen—AFP/Getty Images. Lionel Lim ... the Philippines, and Malaysia. China’s durian imports have steadily grown in ...

More than 900km southeast of Manila, Davao City is dubbed “Durian Capital of the Philippines”. With the volcanic soil of Mount Apo said to give the pungent “king of fruit” a unique flavour ...

Davao’s famous durian, which is known for its overpowering smell, will soon be exported to China as the country approves the fresh durian’s entry from the Philippines. In a Facebook post on Wednesday ...

On January 4, the Philippines and China signed a protocol on exports of fresh durian, joining Vietnam and Thailand to provide fresh fruit to China. The Philippines is an important exporter of ...

For an entire month in the middle of summer, the city of Davao in the south of the Philippines - the third biggest in the country - bursts to life with the Kadayawan festival, a celebration of local ...