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[Asia] Smoking, air pollution major health threats in China
Chinese and international medical experts have warned that second-hand smoke and air pollution are among the major health threats in China. The scientists listed unhealthy diet, uncontrolled high blood pressure,environmental tobacco smoke and outdoor and
Apr 15, 2013
Xinhua Newswire
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Apr 16, 2013 03:37
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[Asia, China, Korea - North] North Korean cigarettes, milk powder and marijuana? Look no further than Taobao
the totalitarian country’s capital also gives its name to a brand of cigarettes manufactured by the Pyongyang Paeksan Tobacco, a joint venture formed by Chinese and North Korean interests. Paeksan brand cigarettes will cost you about 45 yuan per carton o
Apr 15, 2013
South China Morning Post
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Apr 15, 2013 07:24
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[China] Violators of smoke-free zones could face fines
People who light up in smoke-free zones in Shenzhen could face up to 500 yuan ($81) in fines, according to the draft of a newly revised regulation on the city's smoking ban, Guangzhou Daily reported on Monday. The draft also stipulates that businesses t
Apr 9, 2013
China Daily (cn)
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Apr 10, 2013 15:08
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[China] CHELALA: Comparing tobacco fight to the Opium Wars
while the U.S. government has been extremely successful in discouraging smoking at home, its pressure on Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand to break their domestic tobacco monopolies has resulted in their markets being flooded with American cigarette
Apr 9, 2013
Japan Times
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Apr 10, 2013 12:35
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[Asia, China, UK] VIDEO: Fake Britain - Series 3 Episode 14
looks at the hidden, underground cigarette factory in China churning out millions of fake cigarettes that are being sold on the streets of Britain. Trading Standards in Birmingham take a stand against the mobile phone shops selling fake and dangerous char
Apr 7, 2013
BBC Online
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Apr 9, 2013 10:01
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[Asia, China] In History Departments, It’s Up With Capitalism
Nan Enstad’s book in progress, “The Jim Crow Cigarette: Following Tobacco Road From North Carolina to China and Back,” examines how Southern tobacco workers, and Southern racial ideology, helped build the Chinese cigarette industry in the early 20th centu
Apr 7, 2013
New York Times
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Apr 7, 2013 10:17
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[Africa, Asia, China, Egypt] It's a smoke world, after all
Tobacco companies even exploit revolution. According to WHO's Global Adult Tobacco Survey, when Hosni Mubarak's government in Egypt was overthrown and smoking regulations fell by the wayside, tobacco companies stepped in to promote smoking as a way to de
Apr 7, 2013
St. Joseph (MI) Herald-Palladium
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Apr 7, 2013 09:13
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[Asia, China] ‘Zhonghua’ tobacco advertisement in Shanghai: a descriptive study
Consistent with the national ban, no direct tobacco advertisements were found in newspapers or on TV. However, statements about counterfeit ‘Zhonghua’ cigarettes indirectly promoted Zhonghua tobacco through newspapers. ... Conclusions Zhonghua cigaret
Apr 5, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Apr 6, 2013 05:07
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[Asia, China] Behavior problems in kids linked to secondhand smoke
A new study is linking a pregnant woman’s exposure to secondhand smoke and their child’s behavioral problems. As noted in MyHealthNewsDaily, researchers, led by Jianghong Liu at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, studied more than 600 mo
Apr 3, 2013
HLN-TV (CNN)
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Apr 5, 2013 11:11
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[China] Here's A Chinese Toddler Smoking A Cigarette
Expat Shanghai blogger Hart Hagerty was sitting in Fuxing Park the other day when she saw something shocking: "My jaw dropped when his pajama-clad mother handed the tot a cigarette… then lit it for him … then smiled on as he smoked it… then laughed as h
Apr 2, 2013
Business Insider
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Apr 2, 2013 19:38