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[Korea - South] BATES: Open letter to delegates to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control COP-5
First do no harm – please do not agree to regulations, internationally or domestically, that deny smokers access to ways of taking nicotine with greatly reduced risk. . . . Delegates should insist on a broader assessment and should request an impartial
Nov 12, 2012
Clive Bates blog (uk)
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Nov 14, 2012 06:38
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[Korea - South] At conference, UN health chief urges more to be done in global anti-tobacco efforts
“I can think of no other undertaking that can make such a huge contribution to better health in every corner of the world. And that includes the health of young children and unborn babies,” the Executive Director of the UN World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 12, 2012
UN News Service
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Nov 12, 2012 15:32
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[Korea - South] Despite the odds, countries adopt illicit trade protocol of global tobacco treaty
Today government delegates from across the world adopted the illicit trade protocol of the global tobacco treaty - the world's first public health and corporate accountability treaty - but not without a fight from Big Tobacco.
Nov 12, 2012
Citizen News Service (CNS) (in)
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Nov 12, 2012 13:04
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[Korea - South] Global deal agreed to fight tobacco smuggling
Global health officials agreed a deal on Monday to fight smuggling of tobacco products, a trade which robs governments of more than $40 billion in revenue each year and undercuts efforts to reduce smoking. The measures include making it mandatory for mem
Nov 12, 2012
Reuters
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Nov 12, 2012 10:44
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[Korea - South] Global pact adopted to curb illicit tobacco trade
More than 170 countries Monday adopted what World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan called a "game-changing" global pact to combat the illegal tobacco trade. The treaty envisages an international tracking system which aims to halt the smuggl
Nov 12, 2012
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Nov 12, 2012 10:42
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[Korea - South] 176 countries agree to fight illicit tobacco trade
A South Korean Health Ministry official says 176 countries, including European Union members and China, have agreed on an international protocol to eliminate tobacco black markets.
Nov 12, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Nov 12, 2012 10:22
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[Korea - South] Heavy Smoking on the Rise Among Teens
The smoking rate among men dropped from 51.6 percent in 2005 to 48.3 percent in 2010, but more than one in every 10 teenagers still smokes, according to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 9, 2012
Chosun Ilbo (kr)
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Nov 9, 2012 13:20
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[Korea - South] Session of parties to WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control holds 12-17 Nov
The Fifth Session of the Conference of Parties (COP5) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) will hold in Seoul, South Korea, 12-17 Nov.
Nov 7, 2012
Afriquenligne (fr)
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Nov 7, 2012 08:59
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[Canada, Korea - South] PSY Smokes A Cigarette Gangnam Illegal Style
Hey PSY! We know you're from South Korea and all, but surely you can't understand that big sign behind you?! It says NO SMOKING and even has a convenient illustration to break through the language barrier.
Nov 1, 2012
PerezHilton.com
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Nov 1, 2012 20:15
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[Korea - South] FCA's video message to COP5 delegates
Delegates at the upcoming 5th session of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) have a responsibility to use the meeting to advance global tobacco control and help change these trends. We've created a video to remind delegates
Oct 25, 2012
Framework Convention Alliance (ch)
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Oct 25, 2012 07:26