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[Asia, China] Industry research on health effects may be misleading
Higher education and academic research institutions have long been used by China's tobacco industry to promote business on the mainland, sometimes in a misleading manner, according to a new study.
May 31, 2013
China Daily (cn)
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May 31, 2013 03:01
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[Asia, China] O'LEARY: Time to lay the Marlboro Man to rest
These targets will only be achieved through the implementation of strong policies to reduce demand for tobacco, including comprehensive bans on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. But when they are, hundreds of thousands, if not
May 31, 2013
China Daily (cn)
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May 31, 2013 03:00
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[Asia, China] YIQING: Total ban on tobacco ads needed
In a country with a long history of tobacco use and influential tobacco companies, the public has to become the main force demanding a complete ban on TAPS in order to prevent our children from smoking and safeguard their health.
May 31, 2013
China Daily (cn)
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May 31, 2013 02:57
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[Asia, China] Chinese Tobacco Firms Advertise Online in Loophole
These companies have established online smoking communities, posted tobacco-themed micro films, and even developed Internet games that incorporate cigarette branding. On the website of "Yanyue," which literally means "smoke pleasant," netizens are bein
May 31, 2013
China Radio International (CRI) (cn)
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May 31, 2013 02:53
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[Asia, India] Ban on smoking in public places goes up in smoke
the ban on smoking in public places in the city is going up in smoke, and no one seems to care for it. It is quite shocking that very few people know about the ban that was imposed nearly five years ago. Smoking is rampant almost everywhere in the city, i
May 31, 2013
Times of India
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May 31, 2013 00:29
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[Asia] Pakistan lacks comprehensive ban on tobacco advertisement, promotion
Pakistan needs to reduce tobacco use to control non-communicable diseases and achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG), which can only be done by removing lacunas in the current Anti-Smoking Ordinance because legislation is the heart of effective to
May 31, 2013
The News (pk)
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May 31, 2013 00:19
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[Asia, China] Big Tobacco under fire
The Chinese Association on Tobacco Control suggested that the Ministry of Civil Affairs should deprive tobacco companies of the right to make public welfare donations, after it found that public welfare donations have become a major forum for tobacco com
May 30, 2013
Global Times (cn)
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May 30, 2013 19:08
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[Asia] Smoking cessation clinics not helping China kick the habit
Fewer and fewer smokers are walking through the doors of the smoking cessation clinics in Chinese hospitals. In the past, smoking cessation had seemed to be a promising business in the country of 300 million smokers, but the operating realities of smokin
May 30, 2013
Xinhua Newswire
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May 30, 2013 19:00
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[Asia, India] First puff of smoke: Age of onset falling
Vulnerable and curious youngsters make for a "soft target" for tobacco companies who glamourise their product, said experts as the age of onset of experiment with cigarettes or other form of tobacco worryingly fell to a startling 11-12 years.
May 30, 2013
Times of India
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May 30, 2013 18:59
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[Asia] PHARTIAL: Smokers ignore India’s public smoking ban
With the global tobacco epidemic killing nearly 600,000 second-hand smokers each year, it’s clear that these people need some kind of protection from the government. Stronger, better legislation to curb tobacco use seems like a good way forward.
May 30, 2013
Reuters blogs
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May 30, 2013 18:25