How the world's smelliest fruit conquered Asian markets
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Bangkok kicked off the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Friday with talks on trade starring on the agenda. In this episode, we will look at one of Thailand's most signature products: durian. The spiky, pungent fruit makes up a big part of trade across Asia. The two ends of the trade see Thailand being the biggest exporter and China the biggest buyer. How did durians win over the Chinese palate? We check with CGTN Bangkok correspondent Chaowarat Yongjiranon.
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