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[Asia-pacific, Vietnam] Campaign launched against secondhand smoke
Việt Nam Women’s Union, in coordination with Việt Nam Tobacco Control Fund (Ministry of Health), officially launched a communication campaign on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke at a ceremony yesterday in Hà Nội. The campaign, titled "Protect your
Dec 7, 2016
Viet Nam News (vn)
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Dec 7, 2016 02:29
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[Asia-pacific, Indonesia] Tobacco firms told to go all-out in campaign against underage smoking
“If tobacco companies truly want to keep cigarettes out of our children’s hands, they needs to stop advertising near schools and targeting Indonesian children with advertisements that promote tobacco use,” Lentera Anak Foundation chair Lisda Sundari said
Dec 5, 2016
Jakarta Post (id)
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Dec 5, 2016 16:07
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[Asia-pacific, Indonesia] Prohibiting cigarette sales to children
Children who smoke usually buy their cigarettes directly from a store or retailer, and therefore, publicly listed PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna is assisting government programs to prevent the sale of cigarettes to children under the age of 18. PT Sampoe
Dec 4, 2016
Antara News (id)
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Dec 4, 2016 21:26
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[Asia-pacific] Talk to us re smoke lounge retention: Macau casino staff
Two of Macau’s gaming labour groups have separately told GGRAsia they want the government to explain further how a proposal to retain smoking lounges on Macau gaming floors can still protect casino workers from the risk of harm from second-hand smoke. T
Dec 2, 2016
GGRAsia (mo)
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Dec 4, 2016 17:08
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[Asia-pacific, Korea - South] Tobacco emerges as a major contributor to Korea’s exports
KT&G is likely to achieve 700 million U.S. dollars in exports for the first time this year. If revenues of its subsidiaries in other countries are included, the amount will further increase. Despite the gradually shrinking global tobacco market, it has b
Dec 2, 2016
Donga.com (kr)
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Dec 2, 2016 06:13
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[Asia-pacific] Duterte pressed to sign smoke-free Philippines EO
THE New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) appealed Friday to President Rodrigo Duterte to finally fulfill his promise of outlawing smoking in all public places across the country. In a statement, NVAP President Emer Rojas said the promised Execu
Dec 1, 2016
Cebu City Sun Star (ph)
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Dec 2, 2016 23:15
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[Asia-pacific] Indonesia's rich see their wealth rebound this year
Tobacco tycoon Susilo Wonowidjojo also recorded higher net worth due to the rising value of his family's cigarette company PT Gudang Garam Tbk
Dec 1, 2016
Reuters
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Dec 2, 2016 04:38
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[Asia, Asia-pacific] Global burden of all-cause and cause-specific mortality due to smokeless tobacco use: systematic review and meta-analysis
SLT is responsible for a large number of deaths worldwide with the South-East Asian region bearing a substantial share of the burden.
Nov 30, 2016
Tobacco Control
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Dec 1, 2016 05:36
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[Asia-pacific, Singapore] HSA raid nets S$50k worth of vaporiser products, largest haul to date
About S$50,000 worth of vaporisers — products such as e-cigarettes and e-pipes — were seized by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) last Friday (Nov 25). The raid, conducted at two locations within the vicinity of Serangoon North, is the HSA’s largest ra
Nov 30, 2016
TODAYonline (sg)
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Nov 30, 2016 19:27
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[Asia-pacific, Philippines] Think tank: Big-time increase in cigarette taxes to force smokers to quit
Public health policy think-tank HealthJustice Philippines Monday pushed for a single-tier tax system for tobacco products, saying other proposed systems would not make smokers quit.
Nov 29, 2016
Philippine Daily Inquirer (ph)
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Dec 2, 2016 04:10