New Regulations on Notarized Translation Effective from 1 July 2025

1 July 2025 marks a significant turning point in Vietnam’s notarized translation sector. The new regulations governing notarized translations will bring major changes to the procedures for notarizing translated documents, as well as to the responsibilities and obligations of all parties involved in the process. This blog post provides a summary and analysis of the …

Confidentiality in Legal Translation: What You Need to Know

With a growing number of data leaks making headlines, maintaining confidentiality in legal translation has become critically important. Legal professionals rely on accurate and secure translations for sensitive documents such as contracts, litigation files and intellectual property. However, confidentiality in translation goes beyond simply keeping information private. It requires comprehensive data protection measures throughout the …

The future of e-commerce 

In recent decades, e-commerce platforms have steadily permeated our daily lives. Today, internet giants such as Amazon and Alibaba are well-known for their generous discounts and quick buying alternatives. The history of e-commerce is undoubtedly full of occurrences. But how about its future? This field’s future development and expansion will continue to be highly influenced by technological advancements and socio-cultural factors. Let us find out in this article.

How to optimize content for SEO and social media marketing

With many businesses reopening after the challenging and difficult days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of content optimization has never been greater. Online platforms are an extremely important stop on the journey to increase online engagement. In that station, content is the key door. To compete online, businesses should focus on optimizing content. As …

How to build a successful website for your business

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our approach in many aspects, including shopping habits. A great website is an effective way to attract potential customers. Here are some tips for creating great websites that can drive and increase your sales. First, let’s find out what is the purpose of the website. Determining goals helps you have the …

Skills: The 4 factors affecting a translator’s translation speed

Translation speed is one of the 8 assessment criteria for a translator at AM Vietnam. The translation speed is influenced by 4 main factors: background knowledge, language skills, text processing skills and communication skills. These are also the 4 main translation factors that a translator needs to practice and improve over time. This article will look at these 4 factors in more detail.

Translation: The human’s foremost role in legal document translation

When it comes to Legal documents, contracts or codes spring to mind. Actually, they are just two of thousands of types of legal documents out there. Because of their importance, legal documents are not translated for reference purposes, but also for decision making ones. Given such characteristic, what is the role of humans in a …

SEO: How long does it take to start working?

When digital lead generation is discussed, few questions are asked as often as “How long will it take for me to rank #1 for these keywords? ” The answer is not really simple, because the question itself also shows the wrong way of thinking. This question stems from an SEO practice that once existed, but …

Localization: What you need to know about software localization

Software companies today pay a lot of attention to user experience, besides the amazing features of their products. It means their software must be user-friendly. Most of the time, a software introduced in the original language of English might not be able to capture the attention of Chinese people, since most of them prefer their …

English Words With Special Meanings that need care in English-Vietnamese translation

Imagine a translator is like an adventurer, and the text that needs his or her expertise is like an uncharted territory. The translation from start to finish of a text is like the journey of an adventurer through an alien land, full of risks and unpleasant surprises; in a text that needs to be translated …

Types of common legal documents in Vietnam

Legal documents are everywhere. Sometimes you can find them in the small print at the bottom of an advertisement, or on a receipt for something that you purchased. They can also be found in the form of legal statements or disclaimers on websites. Other times a legal document may be something personal to you, like …

A B2B marketing strategy will give you an exciting business season

Marketing is an ever-changing field as buyers expand horizons and theirs needs change. There are many different strategies you can choose from. One option with the potential for huge profits is B2B marketing. With a good plan, the right message and the right data, you can reach out to other businesses to achieve your goals. Don’t …

Basic principles in financial translation

Finance is a socio-economic field covering several specialties such as currency, accounting, taxation, insurance, securities, investment and banking, etc. To accurately translate a financial document, translation companies need to come up with several principles of their own. In this article, we’ll introduce you to some typical principles that are being applied by translators in AM …

Golden principles for handling conflict of laws

In applying laws in a given country or international laws, there may be overlapping regulations between codes or laws. So what should you do when you’re not sure about choosing what law to govern? Principles for handling conflict of laws are the key. This set of rules specifies which law to apply in a case where two or more applicable laws conflict with each other.

Some differences between IELTS and VSTEP exams

Successfully organized through many years, IELTS is a reliable measure of proficiency for many organizations and units. VSTEP is a fairly new exam which is adopted for Vietnam only since 2015, developed by the government under the Foreign Language 2020 project. So what are the similarities and differences between these two exams? What is IELTS? …