Once you actually taste and smell a ripe durian, the Southeast Asian fruit best known for its penetrating odor, you will understand what all the fuss is about—and why it’s banned from some public ...

JOHOR/SINGAPORE: Like most monarchs, the king of fruit resides in a lush, sprawling estate, tended to by a fleet of courtiers ...

The durian, a spiky fruit that grows across Southeast Asia, has a polarizing reputation for its pungent odor and strong taste ...

At the same time it frames the durian tree as a canny being, as it never allows falling fruit to harm the vulnerable humans spreading its seeds on the ground below. US poet Sally Wen Mao attends ...

7. Durian Trees Can Live More than 100 Years. Durian trees are known to have a long lifespan, and can even reach more than 100 years. Durian trees can grow up to 150 years or more, and some durian ...

Durian shells have natural seams or ridges that split when the fruit ripens. It's like abs, but for fruits. If you can ...

Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah of Malaysia's Pahang has called for firm enforcement to prevent land encroachment in his state, ...

An 81 year old Thai man sold his homegrown durian, the first floating durian in Thailand, for 300,000 baht at an auction in ...

A 2016 celebration of the durian harvest at a village in central Java, Indonesia. Shutterstock. In Malaysia, it’s common to find courtyards full of durian trees in people’s homes.