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Mar 22, 2022 • 3min
One of the Biggest Multilingual Shows Ever – Pachinko
Not only does the show need to have an all-Asian cast, but it also needed to be told in three languages: Korean, Japanese, and English, as its characters migrated across the world.

Mar 21, 2022 • 8min
Eight tips to launch your app abroad
So you have a dream of expanding your business beyond national borders, but the rest of your management team is out of the loop. Getting organized to sell your app abroad requires a roadmap. Here are eight stops you don’t want to miss.

Mar 18, 2022 • 3min
Hong Kong legal system ditches English translations
A recent South China Morning Post report suggests that Hong Kong’s legal system has not been adequately transparent about providing English-language judgments in recent months.

Mar 16, 2022 • 3min
LocLunch Founder organizes global music festival to help Ukraine
Recognizing the humanitarian disaster and tremendous need for funds, the benefit Artists for Ukraine music festival launches this coming weekend to feature Ukrainian and international musicians.

Mar 16, 2022 • 24min
Weekly Review — March 11, 2022 — Elena Langdon
We talk about the emotional challenges of simultaneous interpreting, how to spread truth during war, cultural appropriation, and the American flag.

Mar 15, 2022 • 4min
New York attorney general calls on NWS to improve language access
Earlier this month, New York’s attorney general called on the National Weather Service to improve its language access measures, in response to the disproportionate number of non-English speaking individuals who died during Hurricane Ida last summer.

Mar 14, 2022 • 5min
Why we say "Kyiv" and not "Kiev": The difficulty of translating place names
Historically, English speakers have referred to the Ukrainian capital city as “Kiev,” but you’ve likely seen a different spelling — “Kyiv” — in most of the recent coverage of the war in Ukraine.

Mar 14, 2022 • 3min
ZOO Digital launches ZOO Korea, a hub for localizing Korean entertainment
ZOO Digital, a Los Angeles-based language service provider specializing in localization for the entertainment industry, has announced the launch of its Korean hub, following an investment in the Seoul-based LSP, WhatSub Pro.

Mar 11, 2022 • 3min
Will you make the Ukrainian Language Pledge?
Worried about imploding markets and the long-term effects of the tragic events unfolding in Ukraine, LocLunch founder Jan Hinrichs came up with the idea of a Ukrainian Language Pledge to pool localization industry resources and help the Ukrainian linguists affected by the conflict.

Mar 10, 2022 • 3min
The Russian Z: from military identifier to pro-war symbol
All language uses symbols for representation and classification, just like names. But these symbols' meaning can rapidly evolve, and the Russian Z launched during the invasion of Ukraine is a perfect example of such dynamic language significance.