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[Korea - South] Steep price increase could be coming for cigarettes

Additional tax revenue from cigarette sales could be used to address welfare budget shortfall
The Hankyoreh (kr)
added Mar 15, 2013 06:32
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[Korea - South] Male smoking population to decrease with cigarette price increase

Tripling the price of cigarettes will allow the government to meet its goal of lowering male smoking rates, a recent report showed.
Korea Herald (kr)
added Feb 18, 2013 06:46
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[Korea - South] Market bets on cigarette price hike

Analysts expect next government will raise prices to fund welfare program
Korea Herald (kr)
added Jan 15, 2013 15:29
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[Korea - South] Smoking Banned from 21 Nat'l Parks in S.Korea in 2013

The Korea National Park Service said on Saturday that it will designate all national parks as nonsmoking areas starting January first next year. Visitors found smoking will be fined 100-thousand won.
Korea Broadcasting System (KBS World Radio) (kr)
added Dec 30, 2012 15:57
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[Korea - South] Parties prevail in adopting landmark illicit trade protocol despite industry interference --- WHO: Big Tobacco single greatest threat to tobacco treaty

Parties to the treaty did not approve the official observer status of Interpol, the international law enforcement agency, due to widespread concern over the agency's acceptance of a recent 15-million-euro contribution from Philip Morris International
Corporate Accountability International
added Nov 21, 2012 01:08
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[Korea - South] S Korean grocers threaten Japan boycott

have issued an ultimatum to Japan: end your claim to a disputed set of islands in the East Sea or face a national boycott of your products. The boycott, which is expected to target brands such as Mild Seven cigarettes and Asahi beer
Financial Times (uk)
added Feb 25, 2013 16:17
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[Korea - South] Gov’t considering raising tobacco prices

The South Korean government is likely to raise tobacco prices within this year since a 1,000 won ($0.95) price hike would raise consumer prices by a mere 0.2 percentage points according to an internal analysis by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF
Maeil Business Newspaper & mk.co.kr (kr)
added Jan 14, 2013 11:14
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[Korea - South] SEOUL: Seoul prepares for international forum to curb smoking

The ministry of health and welfare said yesterday that the 5th Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will be held at COEX in southern Seoul from November 12 to 17.
Asia News Network (ANN) (th)
added Aug 5, 2012 13:37
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[Korea - South] Korea has new hazelnut coffee-scented cigarette

South Korea's largest tobacco maker KT&G Corp added Raison Cafe, its new hazelnut coffee-scented cigarette, to the line-up of Raison.
Straits Times (sg)
added Jul 28, 2012 09:28
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[Korea - South] 23% of Seoul Citizens Smoke Average of 14.6 Cigarettes

A study said that about two out of ten Seoul citizens over the age of 20 smoke more than 14.6 cigarettes a day. Comparing to ten years ago, the percentage of male smokers has declined while that for female counterparts has rising. The Seoul Institute, a p
Korea IT Times (kr)
added May 22, 2013 08:06
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