Language services help the world go ’round. We’ve written before about how interpreters and translators help thwart public health outbreaks, end bomb scares, communicate with populations affected by oil spills and earthquakes, enable fans to enjoy the World Cup, and assist diplomats with international relations snafus. We thought we’d seen it all, until some bright [...]

We’re avid readers of Engadget, a web magazine with in-depth reviews and coverage of electronic devices for consumers. And, we’re longtime observers — and occasional participants — of the practice of community, crowdsourced, and collaborative translation. So, when we saw a review of a new tablet PC with, “We wish we spoke Hindi” in the [...]

Yesterday, CNN and other news outlets reported that a U.S. federal agency sent memos to translation providers requesting their help in locating nine translators. The language pair needed: African-American English (AAE) into North American English. Is such a thing really necessary? And, how likely is it that the government will actually be able to locate [...]

A survey from the Associated Press-GfK earlier this year shows that Vietnam’s economy is on the rise. A full 85% of respondents stated that the economy is stronger than it was five years ago, and 87% said that they expect it to be even stronger in another five years. How can international businesses prepare to [...]