by Asif Afzal | Sep 11, 2020 | Interpreting, Language, Localization, Translation
Translators without Borders (TWB) recently announced they have joined the Translation Initiative for Covid-19, known as TICO-19, which uses language translation technology to translate Covid-19 health information into multiple languages. The TICO-19 initiative...
by Asif Afzal | Sep 4, 2020 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
Jacques Matensi-Kubanza, chair of the charity, African French Speaking Community Support (AFSCS) has told The London Economic in a recent article online, that the UK government has put the lives of minority groups at risk due to guidance on Covid-19 being translated...
by Asif Afzal | Aug 26, 2020 | Cross-Cultural Training, Language, Translation, UAE
An intriguing novel by Emirati author, Asma Al Zarouni, which explores Arab culture is now available to English-speaking audiences after being translated from Arabic to English, according to an article online by Gulf News. The novel, entitled ‘Killing Me Once More’...
by Asif Afzal | Aug 14, 2020 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
Translation and localisation projects can be daunting, especially if it is the first time you’ve undertaken this kind of project, or you require multiple languages and linguistic projects to be completed. Languages are notoriously ambiguous – words or phrases that may...
by Asif Afzal | Aug 6, 2020 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
The Conservative MP for Ynys Mon, Virginia Crosbie, has officially apologised for translation errors spotted by constituents on her Welsh Language website according to BBC news online. Virginia Crosby said the translation was an “automatic translation” and was “not...
by Asif Afzal | Jul 29, 2020 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on communities, families, and individuals has been terrible and for many industries around the globe it has been almost catastrophic. One such industry is travel and tourism. The pandemic (and the following lockdown) has meant that...
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