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How The Translation Industry Speaks Your Language

Joy Ooi | Yin Ooi, Co-founders, Langwords

13-Mar-23 10:00

How The Translation Industry Speaks Your Language

With so many languages in the world - more than seven thousand to be exact - how can we still communicate effectively? Langwords is a language service provider startup based in Penang, Malaysia, that provides language solutions in more than 50 languages.

Co-founders of Langwords, Joy Ooi and Yin Ooi share what it is like to run a business housing translators and transcribers

Photo Credits: Shuttershock | pathdoc

Produced by: Lily Chai

Presented by: Lily Chai


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Categories:  markets,  Women in Business,  economy,  technology,  managing,  entrepreneurs,  SME

Tags:  transcription,  translation industry,  interpreters,  language solutions,  translation, 


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