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…
Category: Languages of Asia
Language Processes for Korean Translation: A Case Study
The Role of Vietnamese Language Annotation in AI and ML
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
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…
AI and The Future of Korean Voice-Over Translation
As of December 2020, Netflix was said to have 3.8 million South Korean subscribers. This necessarily means translating and localizing video content for local audiences and as such, Korean voice-over…
The Top 5 Asian American Languages Spoken in the US
The United States (US) is known as being a melting pot of different nationalities and it can be said that the country’s diversity comes from all the different cultures that…
Hindi Translation Services for the Textile Industry
India has a highly prominent textile industry that is growing from strength to strength. Major global fashion brands have approached multiple textile mills and textile recycling service providers to help…
Renewable Energy Translation: A Way to the Vietnamese Market
Over 25% of Vietnam’s total power capacity is from renewable energy sources. In addition to this, over the next 25 years, the local renewable market is expected to hit a…
The Benefits of Professional Korean Aerospace Translation
The benefits of accurate and timely Korean aerospace translation cannot be overstated. An incorrect translation or a minor mistranslation could have disastrous consequences. These can not only be costly and…
The Challenges of Chinese Pharmaceutical Translation
Because China is a highly active market in the areas of life sciences and pharmaceutical development, Chinese pharmaceutical translation today is critical. The country is a growing consumer of medical…
Mobile App Localization in Asia: A Guide to Success
When Western organizations seek to enter the Asian market through e-commerce stores or useful applications, one of the most important things that they will need to do is mobile app…
The Surge in Demand for Korean Media Translation Services
It’s undeniable that the Korean wave or “Hallyu” has taken the world by storm, resulting in the need for Korean media translation. But not just any translation will do. A…
Nuances of Translating Humor and Sarcasm in Asian Languages
With the growing transcendence of boundaries and cultures through increased cultural exchanges via television shows and movies as one example, translating humor has become a must in the translation industry.…
Chinese E-commerce Translation: Unlocking the Digital Market
Online marketplaces all over the world are booming. But nowhere is this more prevalent than in China. e-Commerce translation is a major piece of the puzzle for foreign companies seeking…
DNNs for Kannada-English Machine Translation: A Breakthrough
When people think of India, it’s common to associate the country with linguistic diversity. In fact, apart from Sanskrit, there are 21 modern Indian languages. Among these are Gujarati, Hindi,…
Quality Assurance in Translation for the Korean Language
The translation industry is increasingly making use of quality assurance (QA) to avoid costly mistakes when organizations enter new markets. Translation and localization go hand-in-hand. This means that it’s not…
UI Localization for Thailand and the Thai Language
Our modern world is quickly shifting in terms of technological developments with concepts such as user interface localization (UI localization) coming to the fore. We now have Google as the…
Exploring the Rich Diversity of Japanese Dialects
A predominantly homogenous nation, it may come as a surprise that the land of the rising sun contains multiple different Japanese dialects. The country consists of around 6,000 islands and…
Agile Localization for Software Development in Chinese
Agile localization has steadily come to the fore in the field of software development in recent times and is likely to see increased prominence going forward, especially with Chinese localization.…
Specifics and Challenges of Cantonese Translation
Organizations which are seeking Cantonese translations are usually very well aware of their target audiences. The reasons for this are that Cantonese is a highly peculiar language that is spoken…
The Importance of Professional Chinese Fashion Translation
Chinese fashion translation is coming to the fore as an essential element in the fashion industry. Why? Because not only is the Chinese consumer market for fashion items booming rapidly,…