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Volume 70, September 2008 |
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Unfortunately for so many, the economy is not shining brightly. It's impossible to turn on the television, read your favorite online news portal, or open the paper without hearing or reading about the latest bank seizure, housing crisis, or bailout. In this issue of Global Communicator, our industry focus turns to the financial industry. Specifically, we're zeroing in on the mortgage industry and a new bill. No, not the kind you're thinking. An Assembly Bill in California that will impact the limited-English population.
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Financial
Mortgage loans are being marketed, explained, and negotiated in languages other than English. Yet the final contract signed by buyers is only in English. Documents are signed at the closing with a pile of English-only documents that many limited- or non-English speaking borrowers do not understand.
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Vietnamese
The Communist Party has a strong grip on the media in Vietnam. The Ministry of Culture and Information controls the press and broadcasting and media are tightly regulated by the government, which views the media as "the voice of the party and of the masses" and sees its main function as being "to propagate the party's lines and policies."
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We are pleased to announce that Global Language Solutions has passed its ISO 9001:2000 surveillance audit. As part of the process, its third-party auditor, BSI Group, performed an independent on-site audit to verify...
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On January 1, 2009, more than 100 licensed health insurance plans in California will be required to provide improved language access for members with limited English proficiency.
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Technology
Featured Language:
Armenian
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