Economy & Trade April 29, 2026 296 stories in this edition

Thai influencer sells premium durians for dirt cheap to avoid rotting amid surplus

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Bloomberg
Thai influencer sells premium durians for dirt cheap to avoid rotting amid surplus

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Thailand is turning to live-streamers to clear a looming durian glut, slashing prices as weaker Chinese demand threatens its biggest export market. Top online seller Pimradaporn Benjawattanapat, or Pimrypie, led a high-energy live stream on Tuesday night, pitching to her combined 31 million TikTok and Facebook followers. Known for selling everything from her own-brand fish sauce to luxury perfumes, Pimrypie priced pr...

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Thailand is turning to live-streamers to clear a looming durian glut, slashing prices as weaker Chinese demand threatens its biggest export market. Top online seller Pimradaporn Benjawattanapat, or Pimrypie, led a high-e...

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