Tap That App: Waygo - Translation Made Easy

Translate Chinese, Japanese and Korean into English by simply pointing your phone's camera at the characters you wish to convert – no need to look up pinyin anymore.

by Matthew Bossons, 09 September 2016

Book Review: Ken Liu - Invisible Planets

13 daring "visions of the future," held back by clunky characterization.

by Bailey Hu, 04 March 2017

WeChat Translation Glitch Involving Celebs Goes Viral

Some of China’s most popular celebrities went viral yesterday, March 3, after a glitch in WeChat’s translation software misinterpreted certain English words when translating them...

by Ryan Gandolfo, 04 March 2019

Google's Chinese-English Translations Improving Thanks to Upgrade

Google introduces improved translation service update. Lazy English speakers everywhere rejoice.

by William Lee, 14 October 2016

WATCH: Talented Multilingual COVID Volunteer in Guangzhou

Guangzhou volunteer Zhou Jiyuan can be heard conversing in seven languages.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 25 March 2022

Da Vinci Exhibit Briefly Closes in Beijing Due to English Errors

Tsinghua University Museum was shut down for three hours in order to correct the embarrassing translation errors.

by Justine Lopez, 26 September 2016

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