The World Cup’s Spanish-speaking teams have occasionally been divided by a common language.So far, Spanish-speaking teams have dominated this year’s World Cup. Four of the eight teams in the quarter-finals were from Spanish-speaking nations: Ur…

This language interpreting system uses new technology to better serve patients.At the University of Irvine, certified language interpreters can now work from a single location, carrying out their job through remote video. Their presence is rolled into …

The Center for Translation Studies of the University of Texas at Dallas has identified key advantages of translation.In its “Manifesto for Translation Studies,” the University of Texas at Dallas spells out the benefits of translation in ver…

Yahoo has announced that it has partnered with IBM to expand its customer service operations in the Middle East and Europe.
IBM is to offer multilingual customer care services for Yahoo’s products from its Cairo-based service delivery centre.
The move comes after Yahoo acquired the Arabic web-based portal Maktoob in August last year.
The internet giant has invested […]

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Business generated by Europe’s translation providers and other language teaching services is estimated to have been worth $12bn in 2008, according to research published by the EU last month.
The report, commissioned by the EU’s translation service, said that the language industry is growing faster than any other sector in Europe, with expansion estimated to continue […]

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The European Commission has published a draft regulation that would allow applications for the proposed EU patent to be submitted to the EPO in just one of the office’s official languages – English, French and German. The claims would have to be translated into the other two languages. Under the plans, which were revealed  by […]

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On a construction site near the future Olympic village in east London, more than half of the workforce is Asian, about a third Central and Eastern European (including a large contingent of Bulgarians) and about 10% British.
In the canteen Sikhs sit with Sikhs, Lithuanians with Lithuanians and Brits with Brits. Communication is severely limited and […]

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Everyday items such as T-shirts, socks and jeans, in the jargon of the garment industry—are not normally considered the most exciting part of the business. But they are found in almost every wardrobe. Uniqlo, a successful Japanese firm with big ambitions, has transformed them into a goldmine. Having conquered Japan, it is now taking on […]

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A former British minister has pronounced French a “useless” language. So what exactly makes a language “useful?”In a highly publicized and controversial statement, a former British Foreign Office minister called French “useless.” In…

About 80 percent of Vietnamese-Americans in the affected area have ties to the seafood industry.A CNN article and slideshow demonstrates how Vietnamese-Americans involved in the fishing and seafood industry are suffering from the Gulf oil spill. Along …