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India will evaluate the benefit of joining the OECD's global tax deal as the US deciding to withdraw from such a global pact has made it "impractical to implement", Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta ...
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India remains concerned about the threat to global growth and trade from the proposed tariff hikes by the US administration, finance and revenue secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Tuesday, while ...
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South Korea Wants to Rebuild Aviation Safety System After Crash, Fire Incidents
In the deadliest air disaster ever on South Korean soil, a plane belonging to budget airline Jeju Air crashed at the country's Muan airport on Dec. 29, killing all but two of the 181 passengers and crew members on board.