Tuesday, February 18th, 2020
by Charles Qin Shark Fin House at 131 Little Bourke Street in Melbourne’s Chinatown, a popular restaurant for over three decades, is one of Melbourne’s iconic Yum Cha destinations. Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, its business has plummeted and patronage has fallen by 80%. Mr Gabriel Chan, the owner, laid off more than 50
Friday, January 10th, 2020
As the Year of the Metal (techno) Rat is upon us, a couple of significant changes are looming in China’s technology space. “It’s not far-fetched to say that 2020 will be the year that digital currencies make...
Friday, November 22nd, 2019
Author: Charles Qin “Men shall deal unadvisedly sometimes, which after hours gives leisure to repent”, wrote Shakespeare Replace ‘deal unadvisedly’ with ‘produce terrible translations’ and you get the picture! That is my contention. Let me set out...
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
Author: Charles Qin It can happen to anyone and risk lives and livelihoods, yet the importance of good interpreting in justice appears to be lost in the wilderness. On 15 November 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sports...
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
On the awards stage again recently got me thinking about sliding door moments. What and where would I be, had I remained in China 30 years ago? Being nominated for another award and to be a finalist...
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
ETHNIC BUSINESS AWARDS SMALL BUSINESS FINALIST, 2019 On the awards stage again – this time in Sydney – Chin Communications has achieved another accolade as Finalist for...
Thursday, October 24th, 2019
We’ve heard it in the news again as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has signed a further agreement this week in China to deepen cooperation between Victoria and China in the key areas of infrastructure, innovation, ageing and...
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019
Was the title of an engaging conversation between two translators at this year’s Bendigo Writers’ Festival and I came away with some new insights about the transformative powers of translation. From George Pell to Kerry O’Brien to...
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
I am imagining a visit from my Chinese ancestors – my surname Qin is the name of China’s first and most famous emperor who built a stone army to guard his tomb in China. As Hong Kong...
Wednesday, April 24th, 2019
The top political topics on English language social media are the Adani coal mine, economy, social policy, governance and the environment (Fin Review, 24 April 2019), with Bill Shorten, Scott Morrison and Pauline Hanson the top politicians...
