News
Our strong growth and steady development have continued into 2006. The following are some of our highlights:
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Asian Absolute First London Translation Agency to Obtain WOFE Status in the PRC
Asian Absolute obtained WOFE status in China on 27 April 2006, making the fast-growing company the first London translation agency to obtain WOFE status in the PRC. As a Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise, Asian Absolute China now has extended freedoms... Read more
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Arrival of Tabara Dramé at Asian Absolute UK Signals Introduction of New Language Services
The introduction of new language services as part of its steady expansion has been a logical step for Asian Absolute for some time. The recent arrival of Tabara Dramé, an experienced localisation manager with Arabic skills among other languages, marks the next stage of this development... Read more
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Asian Absolute Expands to Third Chinese Office
Asian Absolute, the UK’s largest specialist supplier of Asian language services, has this year moved to its third premises in Beijing. The company has developed its operational capacity in China significantly... Read more
Staff Profiles
In each issue we profile members of staff from both our London and Beijing offices.
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Aileen Yang, Beijing operations manager
Aileen joined Asian Absolute as DTP manager in 2004 and became operations manager in April 2006. In this demanding role, Aileen takes overall responsibility for completion of all localisation work handled by Asian Absolute China ... Read more
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Ed Lee, London project manager
Ed joined Asian Absolute in 2005 as a project coordinator with the Japanese team in London. In March 2006, he was promoted to project manager. During his first year at Asian Absolute, Ed has become a key member of the busy Japanese team, handling work for large accounts such as Sun Microsystems and MontBlanc... Read more
Localisation in Focus
We often advise our clients on the processes related to our work, and will examine one of these in each newsletter - in this issue, Asian language typesetting:
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Typesetting
Designers and marketeers turning their attentions to Asia find that accommodating translated text within artwork is one of the first technical hurdles they face. The following is a brief overview of the process of typesetting Asian languages, and some pointers as to how common problems may be solved... Read more
Spotlight on Asia
Our clients often ask us for general information on the markets in which they are doing business and the impact this has on localisation and marketing for Asia. In each issue of the newsletter, we will provide a snapshot of one of our key markets from this perspective. In this issue, South Korea:
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South Korea is an increasingly important market for commerce and technology alike, and in 2004 became one of the trillion dollar world economies... Read more
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