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[Asia-pacific, China] The Future of the Global Tobacco Industry: 1 Billion Smokers in 2050, Reports Euromonitor

CBS MarketWatch
added May 15, 2012 11:13
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[Asia-pacific] In Indonesia, Big Tobacco hasn't got a worry

health experts warn of a humanitarian disaster looming in poorer countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. ''They [cigarette companies] are just wilfully imposing a pandemic on developing countries,'' says Professor Mike Daube
The Age (au)
added Aug 25, 2012 23:29
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] Asean agrees to withdraw tobacco from Afta

Malaysia and Asean member nations have agreed to withdraw tobacco from the Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA) list for implementation by 2015. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said a consensus was reached at the 11th Asean Health Ministers Meeting at P
The Star (my)
added Jul 9, 2012 09:41
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[Asia-pacific] Where the Marlboro man is still king

According to the latest Tobacco Atlas, . . . Pacific islanders are the world's heaviest smokers, with rates of 58 percent in Kiribati, 52.9 percent in Nauru, and 44 percent in Palau and Papua New Guinea.
Foreign Policy Magazine
added Aug 23, 2012 14:52
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[Asia, Asia-pacific] Tobacco Companies Make Their Move In Indonesia Before Regulations Hit

Brandchannel.com
added May 13, 2013 02:51
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[Asia-pacific, Australia, Indonesia] Groups reject tobacco conference

A coalition of civil society groups under the collective banner MATA has called on the government to withdraw its support for the World Tobacco Asia (WTA) conference, slated for Sept. 19. The coalition, comprising the Indonesian Consumers Protection Fou
Jakarta Post (id)
added Aug 13, 2012 15:26
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[Asia, Asia-pacific] [video] Indonesia: Big tobacco's last stand

The FT’s Ben Bland talks to smokers, lobbyists and health campaigners about why smoking is still so popular.
Financial Times blogs
added May 9, 2013 15:30
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[Asia, Asia-pacific, Philippines] Ban on tobacco ads pushed

The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance or SEATCA on Friday called on the governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to strictly ban all advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products, as it claimed that there are loopholes
Manila Standard Today (ph)
added May 17, 2013 23:12
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] Sales of illegal cigarettes may be funding crime syndicates

High sales of illicit cigarettes may be funding crime syndicates in Malaysia and possibly neighbouring countries, claims the Confederation of Malaysian Tobacco Manufacturers (CMTM). Statistics presented for the latest Illicit Cigarette Study at a press c
Sun Daily (my)
added Apr 4, 2013 15:05
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[Asia-pacific, China, Philippines] Developing World Has 80 Percent of Tobacco-Related Deaths

According to the fourth edition of the Tobacco Atlas, put out by the American Cancer Society and the World Lung Foundation, tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the world.
Inter Press Service (IPS)
added Oct 16, 2012 02:33
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