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[China] WHO urges tax hike on tobacco

China's tobacco tax rate is still among the world's lowest, and the government should increase it to help curb a smoking epidemic that afflicts more than 300 million people on the mainland, according to the World Health Organization.
China Daily (cn)
added Nov 9, 2012 14:25
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[USA] China, US launch smoke-free workplace campaign

Chinese and US health authorities on Friday launched a joint program to promote 100-percent smoke-free workplaces in order to protect employees from the negative health effects of tobacco use.
China Daily (cn)
added Sep 7, 2012 11:28
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[China] Chinese Researchers Suggest Drinking Green Tea to Quit Smoking Habit

Above are the findings of a recently performed study named as `A Revolutionary Approach for the Cessation of Smoking`, which is published in Science China Life Sciences, a peer-reviewed open-access journal.
TopNews
added Aug 26, 2012 05:26
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[China] Chinese smokers make tobacco companies feel fine

the growth of the tobacco industry is ensured by the enormous number of smokers in Asia and first of all in China. The WHO blames the Chinese authorities for the failure of the global anti-smoking campaign.
RUVR Voice of Russia (ru)
added Jul 17, 2012 12:29
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[Asia, China, Hong Kong] Mystery of the deflated Rubber Duck: were cigarette butts to blame?

Now Chinese mainland tourists are blamed for the demise of Rubber Duck: rumours circulate that cigarette butts turned art installation into an omlette ... “There have been rumours that Hong Kong’s big yellow duck was ‘burned to death’ by tourists from S
South China Morning Post
added May 16, 2013 03:31
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[Asia] China tries to get serious on price limits for cigarettes

While other countries are raising cigarette prices to deter people from taking up the habit, China's upper price limit is aimed at cracking down on rampant corruption hidden in the sale and re-sale of exorbitantly priced cigarettes. The state-owned Chin
South China Morning Post
added Apr 27, 2013 13:08
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EDITORIAL: Long way to go for China's tobacco control

The most difficult part is to transform China’s State-owned tobacco industry through the whole chain of plantation, production and sales. Research indicates that China spends more money in treating patients of tobacco-caused illnesses than the revenue it
China Daily (cn)
added Feb 27, 2013 18:39
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[China] Indoor smoking worst pollution

SMOKING dramatically raises PM2.5 pollutants indoors, an experiment conducted by the office of the Shanghai Health Promotion Commission showed yesterday. PM2.5 is a measure of small particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less in diameter. One cigarette ca
Shanghai Daily (cn)
added Feb 26, 2013 14:36
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Tobacco Asia: China Sets the Pace for Global Tobacco Trends

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PR Newswire
added Jan 29, 2013 16:04
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China hit by extreme air pollution

A large swath of China has been gripped for days by what is being called an "airpocalyse," a prolonged spell of the worst air pollution on record in Beijing.
Los Angeles Times
added Jan 15, 2013 23:33
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