Author: Tissana Wateesatogkij

The after-effect of COVID-19 on the translation industry?

4 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 50 sec

Nowadays, businesses in all sectors need to be agile. The ability to be able to adapt, survive, and thrive in the ever-changing environment has become one of the most important…

Localization through SEO in Asia – Episode 2: Korea

4 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 3 mins 45 sec

Ranked as having one of the world’s fastest internet connections, South Korea is famous for its high-speed internet connectivity and the fact that Wi-fi is ubiquitous within its borders, being…

Localization through SEO in Asia – Episode 1: China

4 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 40 sec

Nowadays, Google is like an online encyclopedia. You can look for anything and everything online with only a few clicks. Of course, all brands are competing to be on the…

Localization and E-commerce strategy in India

4 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 55 sec

India is one of the world’s emerging markets which is also home to a long history, vibrant culture and over one billion population. It is the land of opportunity! If…

Discovering Hmong: A language from a culturally and historically rich ethnic minority.

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 30 sec

If you’ve been to the north of Thailand, Vietnam or the south of Laos, Myanmar, and China, you’ve probably seen someone from the Hmong ethnic group or heard them speaking…

Different online chat applications across Asia and their popularity.

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 3 mins 20 sec

These days, there are a lot of online chat applications being used around the world. You’re probably familiar with WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or others. In Asia, some of these apps…

Building your business through Localization

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 3 mins

Having read many market researches and afterward developed a product that fits consumers around the world, at some point any business would want to reach the expanding and diverse Asian…

The Challenge of Transcreation in Asian Languages

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 3 mins 45 sec

Transcreation is highly used in marketing and promotional materials. In this globalization era, many businesses and brands are expanding not only within their countries but across continents. As a result,…

The Yin and Yang of Translation

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins

The Philosophy Yinyang is a Chinese philosophy derived from Taoism (Daoism). Although its conceptual meaning has been interpreted differently by many school of thoughts, it is safe to say that…

Thai words that do not exist in English

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 50 sec

Thai culture plays a crucial role in shaping the Thai language. Some of the culture has created various Thai words that do not exist in English. To translate these words,…

Kyaukse Elephant Dance Festival in Myanmar

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 15 sec

Myanmar (also formerly known as Burma) is a country in South-East Asia surrounded by China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Laos. The country has over 100 ethnic groups and is home…

The similarities of interpreter and translator

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 30 sec

Interpreting and translation are the two most common practices in the world of linguistics. Although they are closely related to each other, they share a lot of similarities and have…

Code-Switching and its translatability

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 50 sec

You may have heard a conversation between an American-Spanish actor and his co-star in a movie, using English mix with Spanish or a news anchor using both Asian language mixed…

The comeback of audiobooks

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 30 sec

Nowadays, audiobooks are not only for the visually-challenged people anymore. It has become another means of self-improvement or entertaining for many people around the world who are on the go…

Two major facts about Vietnamese Language

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 35 sec

Asian languages are full of wonder. Every language is like an art. They have their own styles, writing systems, accents, local dialects and so on. In this article, we will…

What’s the difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese?

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 45 sec

It is undeniable that Chinese is one of the most universally spoken languages be it in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and more. Besides numerous Chinese local dialects in China,…

Different speed of the Southern and Northern’s dialect in Thailand

5 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 30 sec

Why do people in the south of Thailand speak faster while those in the north speak slower? Is it because of the culture, geography or external factors? We will discuss…