80,000 durians sold in 1 minute: Jack Ma displays magic of e-commerce in Thailand


BANGKOK: Thai durians sold like hot cakes in Thailand after Jack Ma showed the magic of e-commerce during his visit by selling 80,000 golden pillow durians on his online platform T-mall within one minute.

While Ma was in Thailand to make a mega-deal on investment on Thursday (April 19), Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong gifted the founder of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group a fresh "golden pillow", Thailand's most famous variety of durian.

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