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Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Ryan Drillsma…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi…
In today's news:
A-mei tickets sell out, France stops selling fruit in plastic, and David Bowie's songs are sold to Warner Chappell Music.
All that and more, coming up next.
張惠妹演唱會門票9分鐘就秒殺 A-Mei Tickets Sell Out in 9 Minutes
Do you know the singer A-mei?
She's often called the Queen of Mandopop - which means she might be the most famous woman in Chinese pop music.
A-mei has sold over 50 million records (專輯) - that's more than twice the population of Taiwan (多於台灣人口的兩倍).
And just recently, she began selling tickets for some concerts coming up at the Taipei Arena (台北小巨蛋).
How long do you think it takes a singer to sell out of concert tickets?
"Sell out" means all the tickets are sold.
Well, for A-mei, it just takes nine minutes.
And that's for 12 separate concerts!
A-mei's record label EMI Records said all 130 thousand tickets sold out in just nine minutes.
Despite her popularity, EMI Records said no further dates will be added to A-Mei's schedule.
儘管張惠妹的人氣超高，EMI Records說不會再加開場次。
However, if you weren't able to get tickets within those nine minutes, there may still be a chance (機會) to get your hands on some.
Because some of the people that "bought" those tickets did not complete their payments (沒有完成付款). So the ticket website has put them back on sale again.
But they're likely to sell out again pretty fast!
Nine minutes is not actually a new record for concert ticket sales.
演唱會門票9分鐘被秒殺其實沒有破紀錄。
K-Pop band EXO sold over 67 thousand tickets in just 0.2 seconds, for their 2017 tour.
法國禁止使用塑膠來包裝蔬果 France Bans Plastic Packaging for Fruit and Veg
Fruit and vegetables are always a delicious and healthy choice.
At least, for us.
Have you ever bought fruit or veg… and it comes in a plastic tray (保鮮盒)… or a plastic bag (塑膠袋)… or plastic wrapping (保鮮膜).
Sometimes it might even just be one piece of fruit, or one vegetable, and it's covered in plastic!
It's not just annoying (煩人)… it's obviously bad for the environment, too.
That's why France has banned (禁止) plastic packaging for most fruit and veg.
The French government has said it wants to "phase out" single-use plastics by 2040.
That means stop making plastic that can only be used once.
And as part of this, 30 kinds of fruit and veg can no longer be wrapped in plastic.
So cucumbers, lemons and oranges must be sold in other kinds of packaging… or in no packaging at all.
Chopped fruit or processed fruit does not have to follow this new rule.
水果切片跟加工蔬果產品仍可用塑膠保鮮盒或塑膠袋包裝。
More than a third of fruit and veg sold in France is currently sold in plastic.
Later this year, restaurants in France will no longer be allowed to offer kids plastic toys.
Plastic cups, straws and cutlery are already banned there.
法國將在今年底禁止餐廳提供塑膠玩具給孩童，而塑膠杯子、吸管跟刀叉已經禁止了。
Let's hope Taiwan will take similar measures to stop plastic pollution soon!
大衛鮑伊音樂版權天價出售 Bowie Estate Sells Publishing Rights to Warner Chappell Music
David Bowie's estate has sold all of his music to the record label Warner Chappell Music.
That means Warner Chappell Music chooses when and where it is played.
華納查普爾收購了大衛鮑伊所有的作品版權，表示華納查普爾會控制他音樂的播放。
It includes hundreds songs like Let's Dance, Life on Mars, and Heroes.
And 29 albums (專輯).
One magazine said the deal could have been worth more than 250 million dollars.
David Bowie died of cancer in 2016.
He is thought to be one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
Warner Chappell Music said they were "proud" to be "chosen as caretakers" for Bowie's music.
During his career, Bowie released 111 singles and 51 music videos.
大衛鮑伊2016年死於癌症，他被視為是20世紀最有影響力的音樂家之一。鮑伊在生涯中發布了111首歌還有51支MV，華納查普爾說他們很榮幸被選為鮑伊音樂的"守護者"。
So, in today's News Bites:
130 thousand A-mei concert tickets sold out in just nine minutes.
A-mei will perform 12 concerts at the Taipei arena.
EMI Records said no further dates will be added to A-Mei's schedule.
And,
France has banned plastic packaging for most fruit and veg.
The French government has said it wants to "phase out" single-use plastics by 2040.
That means stop making plastic that can only be used once.
And,
David Bowie's estate has sold all of his music.
Warner Chappell Music now chooses when and where it is played.
It is thought the record label bought it for over 250 million dollars.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!