The Xinjiang Cotton controversy: a result of translation errors?
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is slated to be signed into law soon, but the American apparel…
What is a “Procurator” in Chinese legal translation?
The mysterious term “procurator” appearing in many articles on China’s legal system means essentially the same thing as…
What “Enterprise” Means in China Law Translation
Chinese translators have long since been incorrectly translating the word qiye, usually meaning “for-profit business organization” into the…
Non-Native Mandarin Translators: The Wrong Way
Mandarin translators are notorious for violating the native speaker principle, resulting in the “Chinglish” seen in Chinese translations,…
Legal Chinese Translation Word Counts: Two Deceptive Practices
Legal Chinese Translation Word Counts: Two Deceptive Practices Western law firm clients often fall victim to deceptive Chinese…
Professional Supervision of Translation Temp Agencies
Temp agencies tend to collaborate, not compete, with professional services firm because the nature of the services and…
The risks and limitations of outsourcers in Chinese translation
While translation outsourcers acknowledge that legal translations require expertise, they generally have no process in place to acquire…
What is a translation outsourcer?
Outsourcers Outsourcers are essential for the localization industry. Localizing a website is a matter of hiring a vendor…
How to identify translation provider business models
A legal translation client that turns to the translation industry will pay the full costs of a vast…
Chinglish is the New Enron
Don’t let translation mayhem lead to Enron results If you’ve seen Lucy Prebble’s excellent ENRON, you have some…