Language plays a critical role in defining a nation’s cultural identity in today’s interconnected world. Despite this, many Vietnamese people have become increasingly reliant on using loanwords from foreign languages, causing their national language to decline. As a result, even advanced translation tools like Google…
Recently, there has been a popular Chinese drama named “Tinh hà xán lạn” (Literal translation: “Bright Galaxy”). When Vietnamese people saw this drama title for the first time, many couldn’t help but think that “xán lạn” is either misspelled or just some kind of stylistic…
The need to get new products into international markets has led to a boom in the translation and localization sector. Accordingly, in order to cater to increasingly picky target demographics, businesses are placing increasing demands on language service providers. In order to compete in this…
Why do we need to use MemoQ’s QA feature? It’s 2:30 in the morning, you’ve just finished translating a project about medical consent form on memoQ WebTrans. You’re exhausted (of course) and you want to hit the submit button immediately so you can rest in…
Hansem Vietnam, which has been in the translation business for quite some time, has flourished with the help of its many friends and supporters. Our company’s success is primarily attributed to the tireless efforts of our freelancers. We have never stopped feeling grateful towards our…
Greetings to all. 😊 It’s Toan (again). It has been a while since my last blog (2 years ago?). Recently, I have just been promoted to the Team Leader position of the Customer Service team. In the beginning, I was overwhelmed by my new role…
MemoQ is a popular, robust, and advanced CAT tool for translators and LSPs worldwide. This great application accelerates your translation, streamlines your workflow, and builds your essential data collection of Translation Memory, Termbase, and project materials. It is also compatible with both desktop and web…
“Nothing sucks like an Electrolux” must have been a marketing disaster for the Swedish home appliance giant when they decided to explore the US market in the 60s. The slogan for vacuum cleaners was clearly lost in translation, or should I say “in localization”, just…
A chance to be better When I took over being in charge as the team leader at Hansem Vietnam back in 2019, it was not my first time being a team leader in a working environment. Despite my experiences in a similar role, it did…
In this day and age of “everything Internet”, multilingual translation services are more important than ever. Pursuing the same interests and businesses, people from all over the world can communicate effectively. From every corner of the world, thanks to the Internet, people are communicating regarding…
They say: “The time flies when you enjoy yourself”. As we looked back at an eventful 2020 and got ready for 2021, Director Kim had organized a gathering to celebrate the year-end as well as to reflect on ourselves. Early preparations for the gathering were…
While performing translation services, we sometimes encounter customers who make requests with unusually demanding standards for quality. I certainly have experienced such cases among the projects that I have undertaken since I joined Hansem Vietnam (HSVN). The process of satisfying the demanding requirements of customers…
I. General background of translation in Vietnam Ever since its decision to join the international market and tighten international relations, the demand for language exchanges in Vietnam has snowballed. Numerous global companies and investors have chosen Vietnam as an advantaged location. As a result, translation…
Hi, I’m Thanh, a brand-new member of the Hansem Vietnam family. Though six months seems like a short time, it is enough for me to have unforgettable memories with my colleagues. Some of the most unforgettable ones were from the trip to Mui Ne to…
My journey with Hansem Vietnam probably started on a beautiful afternoon when I first came to the company for the job interview with Director Kim. The view of a spacious hallway filled with greenery since then has become my first memory at Hansem. Fast forward plenty of…
Native speakers of phonemic-based writing systems often find learning logogram-based languages extraordinarily challenging. Though learning such a language like Chinese may seem surmounting, once the ‘code’ is broken down, it can become much easier to decipher. Like all things: there is a system to it!…
Hello there, I am Toan – one of the newest additions to the Localization Project Managers (LPM) team in Hansem Vietnam. Unlike my colleagues, I am the only one with a technical background – a total “tech nerd”. I am a graduate engineer from Da Nang University…
When it comes to translation services, there has long been an argument over whether Machine Translation can replace (or outsmart) Manual (human) Translation someday. As an in-the-making Reviewer based in Hansem Vietnam, I have come to realize that one cannot underestimate the advantages machine translation has over its manual counterpart…
Into the new world We joined Hansem Vietnam as graduates with little to no experience in the Localization industry, especially the field of Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA). If we had to say what our first impression of Hansem was, it would be “Completion”. From an outsider’s viewpoint…
Xin chào, this is Tran Dinh – a freshman at Hansem Vietnam (HSVN). I am a graduate with Pedagogy major from the University of Saigon. Becoming a part of HSVN marks a turning point in my life. As being reserved is my personal attribute, never before have…
ISO 18587:2017: Translation Services — Post-editing of Machine Translation Output — Requirements Hansem, the first LSP from Korea to receive ISO 17100 certification for international translation service standards, has yet again been the first in Korea to obtain another ISO certification! The newly added standard…
At Hansem, we feel confident in saying that the quality of our marketing and game translation in Korean is unrivaled. Over the years we have accumulated a lot of know-how through trial and error. The two examples below are perfect examples of how we have…
Hansem recognized the potential of the Southeast Asian market and established an office in Vietnam in 2015. We have been directly providing language services specialized in Southeast Asian languages from there ever since. Prior to 2015, it was difficult to find companies with up-to-date localization…
As the most populous country in the world, China has a large localization industry, but it doesn’t mean that finding and training highly qualified linguists is easy. Of course, there are some Chinese language service providers (LSPs) with well-established processes and high-quality services. However, it…
Nimdzi Insights, a world-renowned market research company, has announced its list of the top 100 language service providers (LSPs) for 2020, and Hansem is proud to be ranked as one of the top 30 fastest-growing LSP in the world. We believe that our expertise in…
