http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/vietnam.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/pages/20120121-hcmc-to-keep-close-watch-on-shisha-smoking-bars.aspx http://tobacco.org/news/332441.html 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. The HCMC People’s Committee, the municipal government, said more inspections and checks must be made to ensure no bars and clubs take advantage of the shisha smoking business to cover up illegal drug use and prostitution. It also asked the HCMC Health Department to report on possible harms of shisha smoking and issue warnings about the medical damage that the tobacco can cause. Thanh Nien admin@thanhniennews.com Vietnam Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/social-issues/219278/cigarette-smuggler-caught-red-handed.html http://tobacco.org/news/331327.html Ha Noi Police caught an illegal cigarette smuggler in the city on Thursday. Nguyen Van Quyen, a resident of Bac Giang Province's Tan Yen District was arrested transporting 400 packets of cigarettes to a place known as the "Nguyen Sieu Cigarette Market." Quyen admitted transporting the cigarettes for brothers Luu Thanh Trung and Luu Quang Lam in Phu Tan Ward. Police seized nearly 1,600 cigarettes packets of a variety of brands while searching the brother's house, and they admitted to selling more than 37,700 packets of illegally imported cigarettes during the last two months. Vietnam News Agency contact@vietnamnews.vn Vietnam Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/politics/16518/lawmakers-debate-proposed-tobacco-prevention-fund.html http://tobacco.org/news/330677.html National Assembly Standing Committee members yesterday, Dec 13, weighed the pros and cons of establishing a fund to support anti-smoking efforts. In the committee’s fourth meeting in the capital city yesterday, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said that the National Assembly had not yet come to a final decision on whether to establish the fund. The purposes of such a fund, how it would be established, and who would oversee it, remained unclear, Hung said. National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs chairwoman Truong Thi Mai said there remained two schools of thought about such a fund. Supporters argued that the fund, mobilised from different sources, including smokers and tobacco importers and exporters, would help more effectively disseminate public information about the dangers of tobacco addiction and help tobacco growers shift to other crops. Opponents, meanwhile, said it would be difficult to ensure the financial transparency of the fund. Vietnam Net evnn@vietnamnet.vn Vietnam Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.tuoitrenews.vn/cmlink/tuoitrenews/society/two-injured-in-cigarette-explosion-at-cafe-1.54807 http://tobacco.org/news/330669.html A 29-year-old man in Dai Loc District, Quang Nam Province was smoking a cigarette at a café when it suddenly exploded, injuring him and another man. In his report to the local police, Nguyen Xuan Ly said at 12:30 pm on December 13, he went to a café in Phu Tho Commune and ordered a cup of coffee and half a pack of White Horse cigarettes. A moment later, when he was smoking a cigarette, it suddenly exploded to his astonishment. . . . He said he had phoned Khanh Hoa Tobacco Company (KHATOCO), the manufacturer of Whiter Horse cigarettes to report the problem. Ly later received a call from number 0907.356.969 and was told that somebody from the company would meet him to discuss the issue. Tuoi Tre Newspaper expat@tuoitre.com.vn Vietnam Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/politics-laws/218655/lawmakers-debate-proposed-tobacco-prevention-fund.html http://tobacco.org/news/330456.html National Assembly Standing Committee members yesterday weighed the pros and cons of establishing a fund to support anti-smoking efforts. In the committee's fouth meeting in the capital city yesterday, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said that the National Assembly had not yet come to a final decision on whether to establish the fund. The purposes of such a fund, how it would be established, and who would oversee it, remained unclear, Hung said. National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs chairwoman Truong Thi Mai said there remained two schools of thought about such a fund. Supporters argued that the fund, mobilised from different sources, including smokers and tobacco importers and exporters, would help more effectively disseminate public information about the dangers of tobacco addiction and help tobacco growers shift to other crops. Opponents, meanwhile, said it would be difficult to ensure the financial transparency of the fund. Vietnam News Agency contact@vietnamnews.vn Vietnam Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Law/2011/12/98794/ http://tobacco.org/news/330155.html The Investigation Police for Economic Management Order and Title Offences and the Hanoi Police announced on Wednesday their intention to conduct intensive investigation of the biggest tobacco smuggling ring in Hanoi. The biggest tobacco smuggling ring so far in Hanoi has recently been uncovered. Nguyen Hai Huy (born 1978), Huy’s brother Nguyen Duc Hung (born 1974) from Hanoi and Nguyen Van Hiep (born 1983) from the northern province of Hai Duong were caught red handed Sai Gon Giai Phong Vietnam Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/Miscellany/218269/Ha-Noi-police-seize-smuggled-cigarettes.html http://tobacco.org/news/329866.html The Ha Noi Police have detected a large-scale cigarette trafficking case in Hoan Kiem District's Hang Buom Street. The police confiscated more than 1,120 packs of foreign cigarettes of different brands, owned by 47-year-old Nguyen Thi Bich Phuong Vietnam News Agency vnnews@vnagency.com.vn Vietnam Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Miscellany/218269/Police-confiscate-trafficked-cigarettes.html http://tobacco.org/news/329797.html Ha Noi Police uncovered a large-scale cigarette trafficking ring on Hang Buom Street in Hoan Kiem District. More than 1,120 packs of foreign cigarettes were confiscated from 47-year-old Nguyen Thi Bich Phuong, who was unable to produce documents about their origin. The cigarettes were labelled with the trademarks 555, Esse, Marlboro and George. Vietnam News Agency vnnews@vnagency.com.vn Vietnam Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.tuoitrenews.vn/cmlink/tuoitrenews/society/passenger-smokes-in-plane-toilet-during-flight-1.53144 http://tobacco.org/news/329740.html A man was caught smoking in the toilet of a Vietnam Airlines plane while it was flying from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City yesterday, the national carrier reported. When the VN513 flight completed half of its journey, the aircraft's warning system indicated an increased temperature in the restroom. Attendants immediately checked the toilet and found a passenger, Nguyen Van Truong, was smoking a cigarette there. Tuoi Tre Newspaper expat@tuoitre.com.vn Vietnam Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/Social-Isssues/216066/Lawmakers-oppose-fund-for-anti-smoking-programmes.html http://tobacco.org/news/326923.html National Assembly Standing Committee members yesterday raised objections to a Government's proposal to establish a fund for preventing the harmful effects of tobacco use. The proposal was included in a draft Law on Tobacco Prevention which was discussed by the committee yesterday. Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen told the lawmakers that the fund would be a stable financial source to improve community health, since smoking caused enormous social and environmental damage and State budget resources could not cover all of the costs of treating the diseases and repairing the damage caused by smoking. Each year, 40,000 people in Viet Nam died of tobacco-related illness, and the figure was predicted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to rise to 70,000 by the year 2030, Xuyen said. "In 2010, Viet Nam spent VND2.3 trillion (US$109.5 million) to treat just three of the 25 diseases related to smoking, including lung cancer," she said. . . . She agreed with lawmakers, however, that the State budget should not be the only source of funding for tobacco prevention programmes, urging that smokers be required to contribute to the fund in order to develop an increased awareness of their social responsibility. Vietnam News Agency vnnews@vnagency.com.vn Vietnam Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/smoking-tobacco-in-vietnam-market-r2824102.htm http://tobacco.org/news/326552.html Historically, there has been long tradition of consuming pipe tobacco and RYO tobacco in Vietnam. However, since the development of cigarettes in the country, the use of smoking tobacco has declined dramatically due to the inconvenience and inflexibility that these products represent for consumers. The consumption of smoking tobacco requires smokers to purchase accessories such as pipes. Moreover, smoking tobacco also has an immediate and obvious adverse effect on oral hygiene and oral health... The Smoking Tobacco in Vietnam report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2006-2010, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2015 illustrate how the market is set to change. PR Insider Vietnam Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/Tobaccorelated-diseases-claimed-40000-Vietnamese-lives-last-year/20118/128944.vov http://tobacco.org/news/324423.html The information was released by Ly Ngoc Kinh, a senior experts of the Vietnam Steering Committee on Smoking and Health, at a the Vietnam Medical Association’s seminar to give opinions on the draft law which aims to prevent the negative health impact of tobacco on August 3. Vietnam is listed among the 15 worst offending countries for smokers in the world, with nearly 50 percent of men using tobacco everyday, said Kinh. According to statistics, up to 95 percent of bronchial carcinoma cases are related to tobacco use. The warning labels currently shown on products which display the negative health effects of tobacco are one of the burning issues at the seminar. Voice of Vietnam english@vovnews.vn Vietnam Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015602267_cigarettes14m.html http://tobacco.org/news/323630.html Federal agents in Seattle seized 6,500 cartons of cigarettes and more than $200,000 in cash Wednesday as part of a sweeping investigation into the illegal import of Marlboro Reds, 555s and other Philip Morris brands from Vietnam. Mark Leiser, the assistant special agent in charge of the Seattle field office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), said agents executed 14 search warrants at three businesses and 11 residences, where they seized the cash and cigarettes. He said agents also seized five vehicles that were either purchased with illegal proceeds or were used to transport the cigarettes, which were shipped to the Seattle area through the U.S. mail. Seattle Times Vietnam Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://atf.gov/press/releases/2011/07/071311-sea-atf-executes-search-warrants-in-contraband-cigarette-trafficking-investigation.html http://tobacco.org/news/323400.html The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Seattle Field Division, together with the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General (USDA-OIG), the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB), announced today a large scale law enforcement operation involving the execution of multiple search and seizure warrants in connection with the illegal trafficking of contraband cigarettes in Seattle and Western Washington. The ATF and participating agencies executed 14 federal search warrants for violations of federal law involving the illegal possession, sale and distribution of contraband cigarettes originating in Vietnam. Fifteen federal search and seizure warrants were also executed on vehicles identified as being utilized in connection with the illegal cigarette trafficking activities. ATF's investigation began as a result of information obtained from WSLCB which included several individuals identified as possessing and/or trafficking in Vietnamese contraband cigarettes. While the case by ATF initially focused on individuals selling contraband Vietnamese cigarettes at the street level, the USPIS and ICE later joined the investigation as large quantities of contraband cigarettes were identified as being mailed from Vietnam into the U.S., and specifically into the greater Seattle area. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Vietnam USA Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.tuoitrenews.vn/cmlink/tuoitrenews/society/police-smash-cross-border-cigarette-trafficking-1.33560 http://tobacco.org/news/321189.html The Ho Chi Minh City police yesterday seized over 24,700 packs of cigarettes from a ring trafficking cigarettes from Cambodia to Vietnam. Following a tip-off from the public, the economic crime investigation team yesterday caught 3 men trading in 2,690 packs of Jet and Hero cigarettes without any document proving their origin in a house at 412 Le Duc Tho Street, Ward 17, Go Vap District. From the confessions of Nguyen Huu Binh, 45, Le Thanh Binh, 34, and Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, 41, who is the house owner, the police later raided five other houses in the same district. Tuoi Tre Newspaper expat@tuoitre.com.vn Vietnam Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT