A: Isn’t the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — a massive music event held every April — about to open in California?
B: Yeah the festival is set to take place over two weekends, from April 10 to 12 and 17 to 19, US time.
A: I heard this year’s main stage headliners include Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G and EDM DJ Anyma.
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B: The K-pop army is also making an appearance, with legendary group BigBang, SHINee member Taemin and girl group Katseye debuting for the first time.
A: Isn’t Coachella also live-streamed on its YouTube channel? Let me check the event schedule. We can watch BigBang’s grand comeback online this weekend.
A: 每年4月的樂壇盛事︰加州的「科切拉谷音樂藝術節」，是不是又快要登場啦？
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B: 今年的音樂節，將在美國時間4月10至12日、和17至19日這兩個週末開唱。
A: 聽說本屆主舞台壓軸巨星有︰莎賓娜卡本特、小賈斯汀、卡蘿G、電音藝人Anyma。
B: 韓流大軍也沒缺席唷，像傳奇天團BigBang、SHINee的成員泰民、女團Katseye都將首度登台。
A: 科切拉不是都會在YouTube頻道上直播嗎？我來查查節目時刻表，週末一起來看BigBang重磅回歸吧！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
A: Which TV drama series have been global hits so far this year? B: The US drama “Stranger Things 5,” South Korean drama “Can This Love Be Translated?” and Chinese megahit “Pursuit of Jade” are all popular lately. A: Isn’t “Pursuit of Jade” the costume idol drama about the romance between a charming marquis and a pig-slaughterer? Actor Zhang Linghe and actress Tian Xiwei are both so attractive. B: Plus, Netflix’s Korean-Japanese gay romance drama “Soul Mate” — starring Korea’s Ok Taec-yeon and Japan’s Hayato Isomura — is set to premiere in May. A: These hit international dramas
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca, which is the world’s busiest waterway for international trade. WHAT IS THE MALACCA STRAIT? The 900km long Malacca Strait, bounded by Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, provides the shortest sea route from East Asia to the Middle East and Europe. It carries nearly 22 percent of the world’s maritime trade, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). This includes oil and gas shipments from the Middle East to the energy-hungry economies of China,
It seems like every year, new foods or drinks start trending and suddenly show up everywhere. A decade ago, avocado __1__ restaurant menus, while oat milk became the must-have addition to your coffee in cafes around five years back. The latest trend to hit this list is the pistachio. This flavorful green nut now features in everything from chocolate bars to Indian curries. While pistachios have long played a central role in certain regional cuisines, their recent global __2__ can be traced to Dubai. There, a specialty chocolate shop went __3__ on TikTok for one of its chocolate bars
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