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[Asia-pacific, Australia, New Zealand] Concerns over Vanuatu tobacco investment

Tobacco control advocates have raised concerns about cigarette manufacturers setting up operations in the Pacific, after Vanuatu rejected an application from a foreign tobacco investment company.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
added Oct 14, 2012 16:49
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[Asia-pacific, Philippines] Int’l expert warns on high excise tax

The chief of the US-based International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) warned the government against high taxes on fast-moving goods like cigarettes as this would definitely give rise to illicit trade.
Malaya (ph)
added Oct 3, 2012 20:29
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[Asia-pacific, Philippines, USA] US think tank cautions vs steep taxes on cigarettes

The International Tax and Investment Center says lowering tariffs should be the way to go especially once the Association of Southeast Asian Nations becomes a single economic bloc by 2015. The International Tax and Investment Center says lowering tariffs
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (ph)
added Oct 3, 2012 07:50
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[Asia-pacific, Indonesia] Editorial: Ashtray nation

the efforts to discourage smokers by increasing excise tax and health campaigns clearly evaporate in the face of all the endorsements of big tobacco.
Jakarta Post (id)
added Sep 27, 2012 13:59
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[Asia-pacific] WHO gives full support to Australia's plain tobacco packaging

"Australia scored a major victory when its highest court recently upheld the country's novel plain packaging law," said Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, during the sixty-third session of the WHO Regional Committee for th
New Zealand Doctor (nz)
added Sep 27, 2012 13:47
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[Asia-pacific] Pacific Islanders have high obesity, smoking rates

University of Michigan researchers have found alarmingly high rates of obesity and smoking.
EurekAlert
added Sep 27, 2012 13:14
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[Asia-pacific] Newly Released Legacy Report Discusses Tobacco Control Efforts in the Pacific Islands

Report Chronicles How Various Pacific Islander Groups Work Together, Share Resources to Combat Tobacco Use
American Legacy Foundation
added Sep 26, 2012 14:06
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[Asia-pacific] Pacific Islanders have high obesity, smoking rates

In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the United States, University of Michigan researchers have found alarmingly high rates of obesity and smoking.
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Sep 24, 2012 16:25
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[Asia-pacific, Australia, USA, Virginia] Big Tobacco warning at free-trade talks

Delegates attending trans-Pacific free-trade negotiations in the United States are being warned their countries could end up like Australia if they agree to allow corporations to sue governments in international courts.
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
added Sep 11, 2012 12:21
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[Asia-pacific, Philippines] WB study highlights ‘lucrative’ outbound smuggling of local cigarettes

There is more incentive to smuggle cigarette products out of the country as Philippine prices remained low compared with most of its Southeast Asian neighbors, a study from the World Bank (WB) showed.
Business Mirror (ph)
added Sep 6, 2012 02:36
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