The adoption of voice assistants is rapidly rising in the West. But what about on the Asian continent? With a rising middle class, a large population, a drive towards touchless…
Voice Assistants in Asian Languages: Adoption & Challenges
5 days ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 03 sec
Cybersecurity Translation in the Asian Context
2 weeks ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 50 sec
Although the internet and world wide web are major sources of information and communication, they have also opened up pathways for malicious actors to take advantage of vulnerable or unsuspecting…
The Growing Relationship Between AI and the Japanese Language
3 weeks ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 31 sec
When OpenAI released the ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) became one of the most talked about topics in the world. The implications for organizations are enormous and…
Giants Mastering Localization in Asian Markets
4 weeks ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 50 sec
Asia may be one continent but the sheer diversity it contains in terms of languages and culture, among others, is astounding. We may have one country such as India but…
Lost in “Localization”: Anime Edition
1 month ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 40 sec
Anime is stylized Japanese animation that has taken the world by storm. With numerous titles being translated and localized for Western audiences, anime localization has become quite controversial. That’s partly…
Why AI Will Make the Language Industry More Human Than Ever – If We Let It
1 month ago
Fabio Schmuki
Est. reading time: 7 min 15 sec
With all the fuss about ChatGPT and AI, you could be forgiven for thinking that translators and copywriters are facing certain extinction. But what do large language models (LLM) really…
Indonesian Literature Translation
2 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 30 sec
Japanese authors such as Haruki Murakami are well-known the world over for their captivating literature. Indeed, there are multiple Asian authors that have made it front and center on the…
Analysis and Dealing with Negative Feedback
2 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 10 sec
Receiving criticism about your product or service can be heartwrenching because you put so much effort into it. But it does sometimes happen that there is a glitch and your…
Impact of Translation and Localization in the Asian iGaming Industry
2 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 5 min 20 sec
For anyone who has traveled to Macau, you will immediately notice all the massively-sized casinos offering gambling facilities to citizens from the region where gambling is not legally permitted. However,…
Language Services Need to Level Up
2 months ago
Mathijs Sonnemans
Est. reading time: 7 min 10 sec
Language services play a crucial role in connecting businesses with diverse audiences across linguistic and cultural barriers. However, the typical service that language service providers (LSPs) offer falls short of…
Resolving Complex Multilingual Feedback
2 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 50 sec
The number of transnational companies is rising, creating many opportunities for economic and business growth. Access to a wide customer base in a location that is not limited to an…
Breaking Down Barriers in Steel: The Vital Role of Japanese Translation
3 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 40 sec
Just five years ago in 2017, Japan was the world’s second-largest steel exporter, exporting to over 130 global countries and territories. These exports are used in a broad range of…
Chinese and the Unified Medical Language System
3 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 3 min 10 sec
In medical terms in the English language, the term “cold” and “cold temperature” do not always mean the same thing. For example, although “cold” can mean “cold temperature”, it can…
Indonesian Media Localization: Strategies and Insights
3 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 36 sec
Media localization is gaining significant traction in Indonesia. A country with thousands of islands and hundreds of languages. With strong internet proliferation, availability, and accessibility – local Indonesians are craving…
Automatic Transcription in Hindi: Challenges and Solutions
3 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 5 min 00 sec
Many organizations across the world today are increasingly using automatic transcription to help speed up processes. We’ve all heard of Alexa and Siri for taking our instructions, but what about…
Vendor Management From a Vendor’s Perspective
4 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 00 sec
Vendor management was one of the hot topics at this year’s Globalization and Localization Association’s (GALA’s) Annual Conference held in Dublin on March 13, 2023. And if you missed the…
Exclusive Insights: Yana on ELIA’s Focus on Executives 2023
4 months ago
Nikola Stoyanov
Est. reading time: 3 min 00 sec
Recently, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of 1-StopAsia, Yana Dinchiyska, had the privilege of attending the ELIA Focus on Executives Conference. This prestigious event brought together industry experts and executives…
Language Processes for Korean Translation: A Case Study
4 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 35 sec
If you thought that when referring to a language process, we are talking about one’s cognitive ability to process language using memory, attention, and other cognitive functions together – you’d…
The Role of Vietnamese Language Annotation in AI and ML
4 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 5 min 00 sec
Language annotation has been a part of linguistics for many decades now, going back as far as the 1950s and even earlier. And with the continued development of technology such…
Fixing a Low-Resource Language’s Quality Issues — Burmese
5 months ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 3 min 40 sec
As a low-resource language, Burmese is a language that is native to Myanmar and parts of Bangladesh, India, China, and Thailand. There are around 33 million people who speak it…
