Arrested for Translation: Japan Detains Five Chinese Nationals for Pirate Translation
From cease and desist notices to actual arrests—five Chinese nationals allegedly belonging to a large...
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Literary Translators to Share USD 10,000 Prize Pot with Authors in National Book Awards
The National Book Awards will start recognizing translators of award-winning literary works published in the...
LanguageLine Contract in Canada Probed by Alberta’s Ministry of Justice
Local language service providers push back against Alberta’s contracting of US-giant LanguageLine for remote video...
Singapore Offers Translators USD 7,500 to Upgrade Their Skills
Singapore’s government has launched a ‘Translation Talent Development Scheme’, which offers recipients a subsidy of...
Irish High Court Lifts Suspension of Translation Service Contract
The contract for the provision of interpreters to the immigration service and the Legal Aid...
‘Hard to Earn a Living’: Surveys in US, Germany Examine Literary Translators’ Pay
Literary translators in the United States and Germany typically earn little and do not have...
Group Exposes Thousands of Fake Translator Profiles Created by Scammers
A website called the Translator Scammers Directory claims that thousands of fake CVs and IDs...
How Hard Is It to Find Irish Gaelic Translators? Very Hard, EU Finds
The European Union’s Irish translator woes continue as demand for Gaelic linguists steadily increase while...
China’s Largest Language Service Provider Gets Visit from Premier
Chinese Premier visits country’s largest language service provider. Show of support by China’s number two...
At SlatorCon Zurich, Leaders See Language Industry at Critical Juncture
Broad agreement among language industry leaders at SlatorCon Zurich that industry is at a turning...
Interpreters and Translators Top Emerging Career in 2017 According to UC San Diego
In the US, Interpretation and translation top UC San Diego’s list with 31% job growth...
Canada Revenue Agency Ordered to Retender CAD 35m Translation Contract
Canada’s appeals court and trade tribunal affirmed an earlier court ruling that the federal government’s...
SDL and Lilt Settle Patent Lawsuit
Translation productivity behemoth SDL has settled a lawsuit it filed against Silicon Valley startup Lilt...
Translation Fail Puts Chinese Pharma Company in US Regulator’s Crosshairs
Hydrocortisone or Dexamethasone? A Guangdong-based Chinese drug manufacturer gets a warning letter from the US...