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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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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September 17, 2009
Netherlands offers Hanoi 30,000 tulips; A/H1N1 cases hit 5,164; Vietnam celebrates Int’l Ozone Layer Protection Day; Coach tours attract more visitors to China; Vietnam Airlines offers an airfare discount of 60-70 percent Netherlands offers Hanoi 30,000 tulips The Dutch government has decided to offer 30,000 tulips to Hanoi to decorate the city for its 1,000th [...]
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June 30, 2009
Hong Kong-based, British-born doctor Judith Mackay For most of the past 25 years, Hong Kong-based, British-born doctor Judith Mackay has been the tobacco control movement in Asia. She has pushed for tougher laws and higher tobacco taxes, lobbied for bans on advertising, and advised and cajoled governments in Hong Kong, Laos, China, Vietnam and most [...]
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