The New York Times launches Chinese-language news site

As part of an ongoing effort to expand its global reach to international readers, the New York Times is introducing a Chinese-language Web site.The New York Times has launched a Chinese-language web site this week. According to Christine Haughney on th…

Universal language translation app ready for the Summer Olympic Games

Millions of tourists from all over the world will converge in London for the 2012 Olympics next month, making the city the perfect location to test a new iPhone speech translation app.Back in March we posted s story about a new language translation iPh…

Language translation is essential for the promotion of cultural relations between Arabs and Europeans

A report by the Anna Lindh Foundation emphasizes that increasing the language translation of Arabic works to European languages is crucial for the enhancement of Arab-European cultural relations.According to Bikya Masr, the Ana Lindh Foundation report,…

Many doctors with limited Spanish language proficiency still discuss medical care with patients in Spanish

Study suggests that limited language proficiency can lead to clinical consequences.Last April we reported on a study conducted in March at two pediatric ERs that found that mistakes which could have "clinical consequences," like giving the wr…

Committee approves California senate bill requiring language translation of ballot initiatives and petitions

Providing ballot initiative petitions in the appropriate language will allow limited English proficient voters to become fully engaged in the democratic process.Last week the California Assembly Elections Committee approved Senate Bill 1233 authored by…

Committee approves California senate bill requiring language translation of ballot initiatives and petitions

Providing ballot initiative petitions in the appropriate language will allow limited English proficient voters to become fully engaged in the democratic process.Last week the California Assembly Elections Committee approved Senate Bill 1233 authored by…

Duolingo launches language translation and education website

Website introduces ground-breaking approach to online translation and language training. Now you can translate the web while learning a new language at the same time. Duolingo, a combination free language education website and crowd-sourced online lang…

Duolingo launches language translation and education website

Website introduces ground-breaking approach to online translation and language training. Now you can translate the web while learning a new language at the same time. Duolingo, a combination free language education website and crowd-sourced online lang…

Broad Operational Language Translation (BOLT)

BOLT is an international research initiative to develop breakthrough language translation technologies. Expanded global access to diverse means of communication results in more information being produced in more languages more quickly than ever before….

Broad Operational Language Translation (BOLT)

BOLT is an international research initiative to develop breakthrough language translation technologies. Expanded global access to diverse means of communication results in more information being produced in more languages more quickly than ever before….