Stefan Huyghe is Vice President of Localization at Communicaid Inc. He wrote the following article which was published in MultiLingual. In it, he explains the importance of African languages in emerging markets. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. The enormous economic potential that emerging African markets […]
Online Meetings Are Transforming International Relations (and Translation)
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) recently published the following report in which the author, Nick Ashton-Hart, explains how the outbreak of Covid-19 has transformed how international meetings are held, and how translation or interpretation services are provided. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. The outbreak […]
The Translators Giving Indigenous Migrants a Voice
Image Courtesy of Ana Gómez – BBC The following report was published in BBC News. In it, Victoria Stunt and Megan Janetsky explain how translators are helping migrants stuck in the US who cannot speak Spanish. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. When Ericka Guadalupe Vásquez […]
Baidu’s AI Can Do Simultaneous Translation Between Two Languages
Senior Editor Eliza Strickland published the following report in IEEE Spectrum. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. In her article, Eliza Strickland describes a new translation tool, which apparently could perform UN-style simultaneous interpretation. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect […]
For Japan’s Medical Interpreters, Tourism Presents Growing Challenges
The Japan Times recently published the article below in which the author explains how few Japanese medical institutions are prepared to treat patients whose primary language is not Japanese. The lack of qualified medical interpreters has become a real challenge for the Japanese Health Ministry. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with […]
Ancient DNA Study Illuminates origins of Indo-European Languages
photograph by Joana Kruse Agence France Press (AFP) recently published this fascinating article on the origins of Indo-European languages. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. For decades, researchers have debated how Indo-European languages came to be spoken from the British Isles to South Asia. Now, the […]
Why English-Speaking Ghana May Adopt French as an Official Language
Photo Credit: Yaayi / Shutterstock.com The following article was published by PassBlue, an independent, women-led journalism site. The contributor, Stéphanie Fillion, explains why President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has announced that French should be an official language of his country. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. […]
Integrating new and foreign concepts into the millennia-old Icelandic language
Photo by Ji Seongkwang on Unsplash The following article was published by Quarz (qz.com). In this piece, the contributor, Caitlin Hu, describes how government-funded linguists are in charge of integrating new and foreign concepts into the Icelandic language. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. Every morning, […]
Lost in Korean Translation
The following article was published by the BBC. The contributors, Shreyas Reddy, Tae-jun Kang and Alistair Coleman, describe the differences in translation between the Korean spoken in North and South Korea. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. North Korean defectors who risk their lives escaping to […]
EU Cuts Outsourcing Translation Services to LSPs
Esther Bond, Research Analyst at Slator. published the following article in which she shares how the European Union’s Translation Centre is reducing the share of translation services outsourced to external language service providers. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. From large multi-annual government contracts to public […]