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.

Three weeks ago, I went to the supermarket and bought a durian that weighed nearly 3 kilograms for VND390,000. A friend of mine from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang told me that at that time, ...

Durian is no longer Vietnam’s top fruit export, having fallen below that of dragon fruit and banana in the first two months of 2025 due to strict import requirements. Dragon fruit and banana exports ...