January 23, 2012
A young man smokes shisha in a Hanoi bar. Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked local police and inspectors of relevant agencies to keep a close watch on bars and clubs where the hookah (usually known in Vietnam as shisha), a type of fruit-flavored, sweet-scented tobacco, is sold. Â The HCMC People’s Committee, the [...]
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November 3, 2011
A bill aimed at preventing the harmful effects of tobacco by increasing taxes on tobacco products will be submitted to the National Assembly’s ongoing session, Tuoi Tre reported on October 26. Under the proposed bill, the taxes would increase from the current 42 percent to 65 percent on retail prices, according to the Vietnam Steering Committee on [...]
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October 16, 2011
Tobacco industry poised to deploy ‘dirty tricks’ to increase business in third-world nations despite evidence aplenty of the substance’s harmful effects Natalka Proszak uses a cigarette box to block the wind as she lights a cigarette in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Now that smoking has declined in high-income nations, experts warn that the tobacco industry [...]
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October 8, 2011
Drinking one glass of a juice mixture of orange, lemon, honey and carrots every day can help smokers reduce and quit the habit of smoking, herbalist Bang Cam says. It’s not easy for smokers to wean themselves off cigarettes. Herbalists say, however, that certain fruits and foods can help decrease the craving for tobacco. When [...]
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May 31, 2011
Ly Ngoc Kinh, senior consultant and former head of the Vietnamese government's anti tobacco program. A Vietnamese health official was recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for his efforts to curb tobacco use in Vietnam. Ly Ngoc Kinh, senior consultant and former head of the Vietnamese government’s anti tobacco program, was among 32 international [...]
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May 4, 2011
A smoker in September 23 Park in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The government is assessing public opinion on a draft law that would significantly limit smoking in public places. Public health officials say a ban on smoking in public places would be a ‘historic’ step; smokers doubt it will be enforced. Tuan Anh, [...]
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May 1, 2011
China launches a ban on smoking in indoor public spaces Sunday but the effort is widely viewed as vague and half-hearted and few expect it to have much of an impact in the tobacco-addicted country. China launches a ban on smoking in indoor public spaces Sunday but the effort is widely viewed as vague and [...]
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December 13, 2010
Vietnam’s ban on smoking and its curbs on tobacco promotion are being observed comfortably in the breach A man smokes tobacco in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. A public smoking ban that took effect almost one year ago has been ineffective, and tobacco companies are having a field day in Vietnam. Nguyen Thanh Binh, [...]
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December 8, 2010
Actress Katherine Heigl shows off her e-cigarette on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman.’ The Food and Drug Administration can only regulate “e-cigarettes” as tobacco products and not as drugs, and thus cannot block their import, a US appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling by three judges of the US Court of Appeals for [...]
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December 2, 2010
Packs of smuggled cigarettes are destroyed in Vietnam's Tay Ninh Province. Police in the northern Vietnamese province of Phu Tho have asked prosecutors to charge 16 people for smuggling over 1,100 tons of tobacco leaves from China into Vietnam.   Investigators allege that ringleader Tran Thi Tuyet, 48, was responsible for smuggling 23,432 parcels of tobacco leaves which amount to [...]
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