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Laos has received approval to begin exporting fresh durians to China, becoming the latest Southeast Asian nation to vie for a slice of the vast Chinese market for the tropical fruit.

Aiming to boost farmers’ incomes and position Mindanao’s durian industry for global export growth, the Mindanao Development ...