Sontirat Sontijirawong (Left), Minister of Commerce of Thailand, presented a gift basket with a Thai Monthong durian to Jack Ma (Right), Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, following the announcement of a partnership that will see Alibaba Group work with the Thai Government to drive the growth of Thai agricultural exports to China. This announcement coincides with a pre-sales activity of Thai Monthong durians on Alibaba's Tmall platform, which saw over 80,000 durians sold in the first minute of sales.