Jump to full article: Vietnam News Agency (VNA), 2009-08-26
Intro: HA NOI -- The country has taken a step towards making public places a healthier place with the approval by the Prime Minister of a stricter plan to ban and control smoking in public places by 2010.
The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the Tobacco Control Programme of the Viet Nam Steering Committee on Smoking and Health, created the plan.
Under Decision No1315/QD-TTg by the Prime Minister, regulations will be imposed to reduce the demand and supply of tobacco products consumed in the country with regulations coming into effect by 2010.
Starting January 1 next year, smoking will be banned at schools, kindergartens, factories, cinemas, theatres, culture houses, production units and many indoor public places.
The implementation plan will concentrate on raising taxes on imported tobacco products and increase the price of domestic cigarettes, as well as enforcing stricter controls on where tobacco products can be sold and to whom.
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