LHASA, July 4 (Xinhuanet) -- China will build a new training and proficiency authentification system to standardize minority language translation, said Dainzhub Angbon, director of the China Translation Association's minority language translation commission here Monday.

    Speaking at the 11th national symposium on minority language translation, the official said the China Translation Association has already granted certificates to 77 senior translators.

    Dainzhub said the Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have already made rules and regulations concerning minority languages.

    He said China must apply information technology into minority language development,promote bilingual teaching methods and save endangered languages.

    According the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, More than 60 million people from 55 minority populations within China use more than 80 spoken languages and about 40 written languages.

    China has about 300 minority language translation organizationswith part-time and full time staff of more than 100,000. Enditem