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What Are Company Chops in China? (And How to Use Them)
In China, company chops fulfil the same function that signing a document does in most “western” countries. Company chops – sometimes called company seals – authenticate contracts and other important paperwork. They are legally binding. Every business registered in...
Using Interpretation for Hybrid Meetings and Events
A massive increase in the number of distance, remote, and hybrid meetings and events is one of the big changes the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed upon the world. This is a change that appears here to stay. Huge numbers of businesses are adopting hybrid working approaches...
The Importance of Post-editing in Machine Translation
If you like the idea of using technology to keep your translation costs to a minimum, you'll be wanting to look into Machine Translation. If you do, post-editing is something you need to know all about. Because since the introduction of deep learning to the equation...
Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger 2022!
It's that special time of the year again! Chinese New Year – also known as the Spring Festival – is about to be celebrated in China, as well as across large parts of Asia and by communities around the world. In 2022, the Year of the Tiger, Chinese New Year falls on...
Tips for Doing Overseas Business in Malaysia
Malaysia is one of the most developed countries in South-East Asia. It's commonly ranked second in overall competitiveness and fourth as a manufacturing hub – it's ahead of even China and Japan in this respect. If you're aiming to start doing overseas business in...
Why Your Business Needs a Translation Management System
If you want to really connect with your international audience, effective, accurate translation is not something you can afford to skip. Only by communicating with your audience in their native language can you maximise your impact and hope to do things like sell...
A Guide to Video Localisation
More than 82% of all internet traffic will be video content by the end of 2022. But only around 25% of internet users speak English. If your organisation uses video content, that's a big discrepancy. And it's going to start impacting your ability to reach your...
The Importance of Translation and Interpretation in the Education System
Strong, clear communication between teacher and pupil may be the main determiner of whether a child receives a good education. Elements such as discipline and lesson planning quality have important roles to play too. But if the teacher cannot communicate properly with...
Hallyu and The Ever-increasing Interest in The Korean Language
Korean is the 14th most-spoken language in the world. Over 77 million people speak it as their native language. But global interest in the Korean language is spreading far faster than seems likely given South Korea's physical size. The worldwide spread of popularity...
The Growth of E-learning During Lockdown
COVID-19 lockdowns around the world have meant traditional classroom-based learning has been put on hold in many areas. Children worldwide have been prevented from going to school. Universities have closed their gates. Adults looking into skill development or...
How to Get The Best Results with Business Document Translation
Today's world is a connected world. Modern businesses are more likely than ever before to do business internationally. Even small and medium businesses source their stock, materials or components overseas. Many others maximise their profits by selling their goods and...
Multilingual LMS: What It Is and Why You Should Invest in One
Do you deliver – or want to deliver – online training in multiple languages? A multilingual LMS (Learner Management System) is the way companies around the world offer on-demand, flexible training to employees and learner-clients. An LMS lets you centralise and...
Happy Chinese New Year of the Ox 2021!
If you're reading this on or after the 12th February 2021, Happy Lunar New Year! Chinese New Year (often called the Spring Festival) falls in mid-February this year. It marks the turning of the Year of the Rat into the Year of the Ox. 2020, the Year of the Rat, was...
What is BLEU Score? (And How Does it Affect Translation?)
BLEU score is often bandied about by translation companies and software developers in relation to Machine Translation (MT) systems. But what is a BLEU score? How does it work? Is it important? In this article, we take a look at everything you need to know about BLEU...
Tips for Fintech Translation: The Keys to Financial Translation Success
Financial translation is perhaps the most important tool in the fintech industry's arsenal when it comes to global success. Fintech companies tend to think of themselves as disruptors. They almost always try to offer something different from the services of...
Skills (Translation) Project Managers Should Master
Being a project manager isn't really a single job. In reality, it's about a dozen different roles combined into one. This means that a good project manager needs to have a good range of skills to call on if they want to succeed. And if you're a translation project...
Mobile Learning (m-learning) Localisation: What is it and How Does it Work?
The future of learning is mobile and it is global. Mobile learning – and its international twin, mobile learning localisation – are how companies and educators around the world are creating training and learning courses which deliver the best outcomes. Making use of...
12 Working from Home Tips for Translation Project Managers
The COVID-19 pandemic has massively increased the number of people who work from home. For project managers in particular – especially if you're in a field like translation – this brings with it a whole host of extra potential challenges. But it also brings...
Everything You Need to Know Before You Book Your Literary Translation
If you're wondering why or how to translate a book that you've written, this is the article you need to read. Because literary translation is a great way to help your work reach a wider audience. It's also a fantastic way of increasing the revenue you receive from...
The Secret to Handling High-Volume Translation Projects
High-volume translation projects. Working across time zones. Short turnaround times. These are all things that give many translation agencies nightmares. But Asian Absolute regularly handles large-scale translation projects for companies in every industry. We've put a...