Banana bunkers bloom in Dalian

Cross-continent trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars promises a healthy and fruitful future

Dalian's emergence as China's banana capital shrouds many a fascinating tale.

It is about how technology-shaped globalization could help tackle worsening domestic food safety; rise of food trade with unlikely partners across oceans; livelihood opportunities for hardworking farmers and entrepreneurs in different continents and hemispheres; one-time luxury fruit coming within the reach of the ordinary people; and imaginative commercial use of wartime bunkers.