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Song title translation on Spotify complicates search for users
Spotify recently addressed user concerns regarding the automatic translation of song names into English, making titles in languages such as Chinese particularly difficult to find on the platform.
Culture
Kingdom of Characters: How linguistic innovation turned China into a modern powerhouse
Kingdom of Characters, a fascinating new book by Yale University professor and historical scholar Jing Tsu, argues that China's most daunting challenge after its meteoric economic rise over the last century was a linguistic one.
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Hong Kong legal system ditches English translations
A recent South China Morning Post report suggests that Hong Kong’s legal system has not been adequately transparent about providing English-language judgments in recent months.
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Asian Languages Translation: a Book Inspired by Asian Languages and Created for Industry Professionals
True to our long-term commitment to bridge the gap between the East and the West, we’ve chosen to create a book on Asian languages...
Culture
The Search for Non-Binary Pronouns in Chinese
As businesses strive to reach wider audiences, gender-inclusive language has become imperative. Businesses have learned that any association to bigotry, racism, or sexism, however...
Localization
Macau Chinese-Portuguese Translation Exam Center
Part of an effort to preserve and celebrate the history of the Portuguese language in the city, officials in Macau have announced the creation...
Localization
Traditional versus Simplified Chinese
The word “Chinese” refers to a group of spoken languages which are as different to one another as French, Portuguese or Italian and to three distinct written languages: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Classical Chinese. These written forms of Chinese are written and read by speakers of all of the different spoken Chinese languages.
