https://www.scmp.com/rss/500718/feed Khor Yu-Leng is an independent political economist interested in Asean-China trade en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Malaysia’s farm sector has been abuzz in recent years about rising interest by Chinese consumers in the country’s famed durians. The unseating of Barisan Nasional last May triggered a rethink of some belt and road mega projects, but Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s Pakatan Harapan coalition government has courted Chinese demand for palm oil and durian, as it faces friction with European Union and others seeking to eliminate deforestation-linked product imports. While many Malaysian growers have... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3008935/malaysia-ramps-its-durian-exports-china-quirky-product-offerings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3008935/malaysia-ramps-its-durian-exports-china-quirky-product-offerings?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 May 2019 03:00:10 +0000