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[Korea - South] Cigarettes found to contain addictive substances

The finding by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs is a head-on clash with the company’s long-running claim that its products do not contain chemical addictives that help boost tobacco’s addictive nature. The report based on various tests
Korea Times (kr)
added Oct 18, 2012 09:14
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[Canada, Korea - South] Gangnam Style: Local wholesaler to introduce Gangnam cigarettes

Company president insists cigarettes are named after Seoul neighbourhood, not Psy's hit song. ... convenience stores across Ontario can start selling cigarettes, Gangnam style.
Toronto (Ont) Star (ca)
added Feb 7, 2013 09:18
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[Korea - South] Korea's coffee-scented cigarette

South Korea's largest tobacco maker KT&G Corp. added RAISON Cafe, its new hazelnut coffee-scented cigarette, to the lineup of RAISON.
Jakarta Post (id)
added Jul 5, 2012 17:17
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[Asia, Korea - South] S. Korea mulls linking cigarette prices to inflation

The finance ministry said it has recently outsourced a study on revising taxation and non-pricing regulation on tobacco prices to accept opinions about its move to curb the country's smoking rate. "If cigarette prices are raised by more than 2,000 won a
Yonhap News Agency (kr)
added May 7, 2013 07:24
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[Korea - South] S. Korea's cigarette exports jump more than 3-fold over past decade

South Korea's cigarette exports grew an annual average of 15.5 percent since 2002, and its overseas sales came to US$572.05 million last year. The amount is up from $156.29 million tallied a decade ago, according to the data by the Korea Customs Service.
Yonhap News Agency (kr)
added Dec 26, 2012 23:10
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[Korea - South] Smoking Banned in Restaurants from Today

. Smoking is now prohibited in bars and restaurants nationwide. The Ministry of Health and Welfare says smoking in government offices, child and youth facilities, parks and parking lots will also be banned in addition to already-designated non-smoking are
Arirang TV & Radio (kr)
added Dec 8, 2012 15:01
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[Korea - South] Smoking Ban in All Restaurants

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Tuesday that the revised bill to ban smoking at indoor rest areas and restaurants was passed Monday and will come into effect from Saturday.
Arirang TV & Radio (kr)
added Dec 4, 2012 01:45
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[Korea - South] Interpol denied observer status at WHO anti-tobacco meeting in Seoul

‘Interpol – the international police organisation that works to identify, disrupt and dismantle transnational organized networks behind the trafficking in illicit goods – was denied observer status as a result of a donation by Philip Morris Internationa
Tobacco Reporter
added Nov 22, 2012 17:00
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[Korea - South, Philippines] Adopting FCTC in Seoul, signatories trounce Big Tobacco

Despite pressure tactics from the tobacco industry, ratifying countries unanimously adopted a landmark protocol to eliminate the illicit trade of tobacco, Corporate Accountability International said in a statement Tuesday. Such illicit trade undermines
GMANews.TV (ph)
added Nov 13, 2012 05:34
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[Korea - South] Korea has cheapest tobacco, 2nd-highest smoking rate in OECD

According to the data from the European Commission Excise Duty on Tobacco which surveyed the price of the best-selling tobacco in 22 member nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2012, Korea sells the cheapest tobacco at
Korea Herald (kr)
added Sep 10, 2012 11:17
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