A worrying 17% of jobs can’t be filled by employers because of a lack of language skills in the UK a new survey shows. In light of these findings, All Languages, a London based languages, translation and interpreting agency has begun a drive to help job seekers acquire the relevant language expertise that is so […]
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Chinese Encyclopaedia to be translated into Tibetan
The Chinese Encyclopaedia is being translated to the Tibetan version, which will be the third national minority language edition of the Encyclopedia. According to the head of the Tibetology studies institute of the University of Tibet, Cedain Zhaxi, the translation is probably to be finished in five years time. Additionally, the publication and translation of […]
Report from top translation company highlights changing trends
Report from top translation company highlights changing trends A top translation agency in London has just revealed how the changing faces of the world’s middle classes, along with series of planned sporting events has transformed its everyday activities. It has also identified a large number of trends which are currently shaping the delivery of business […]
The story behind One Hour Translation
Necessity is the mother of invention and this is what led Lion Libman to come up with his own online translation service known as One Hour Translation. This service is the largest translation service in the world with it having 15,000 translators in 120 countries translating between more than 2,500 language pairs. Libman said that […]
Importance of languages for international business
The world has become smaller, or so it seems. Places that have been out of reach for a long time can now easily be visited by plane. Unfortunately, however, we do not all speak the same language. This not only affects tourism but also international business. In the early days, trade used to be restricted […]
British companies need to take foreign language skills seriously
While almost all French and German companies are able to deal with enquiries from abroad, their British counterparts just aren’t getting the message, according to a new survey. The survey shows that even a basic request in French or German will stump most UK businesses. UK staff who deal with frontline enquiries are falling spectacularly […]