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‘Enjoy Culinary Delights’ — The Trouble With Literal Translations From Chinese

Arts, Culture & Media

When Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, there was an effort to improve the English translations of street signs. Now, authorities in Beijing are launching a campaign to fight the often too literal translations in restaurant menus.

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Swordfish Restaurant Boycott

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Swordfish Restaurant Boycott

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Debate Over Farmed Salmon Grows

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Takeouts: Signing the Health Care Bill, New Rules for Restaurants

Global Politics
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French restuarants hurting

France’s traditional three-course lunch is not the same during these hard economic times. Many French restaurant-goers are ordering less, leading to a rise in restaurant bankruptcies. Anita Elash has the story.