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[Taiwan] Taipei becoming an ashtray for 4 billion cigarettes
Smokers in Taipei light up about 4 billion cigarettes a year, the Taipei City Government said yesterday, which means if discarded cigarette butts were stacked one on top of the other the height would rise 40,000 times taller than the 509-meter-tall Taipei
Jun 5, 2013
AsiaOne (sg)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:51
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[Taiwan] Bureau praises ‘quit smoking’ line’s successes
The Bureau of Health Promotion extolled the achievements of its “quit smoking” telephone line established 10 years ago, which it said has assisted more than 710,000 callers by providing counseling and information about how to stop smoking.
Jun 2, 2013
Taipei Times (tw)
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Jun 2, 2013 10:59
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[Taiwan] Groups say smoking levy should be used for health
Women and children should be the main beneficiaries of a health and welfare surcharge levied on the sales of cigarettes, health promotion and child-protection groups, along with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alicia Wang (王育æ•), said on
May 26, 2013
Taipei Times (tw)
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May 26, 2013 01:42
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[Taiwan] Tobacco surcharge draws critics
A pro-smoker group and labor union representatives yesterday said the government may have been misappropriating and squandering money raised through the tobacco health and welfare surcharge on cigarette sales. Led by Taiwan Nicotianaspp Association for
May 16, 2013
Taipei Times (tw)
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May 17, 2013 10:58
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[Asia, Taiwan] DOH praises smoking cessation program results
Taiwan’s second-generation smoking cessation program has delivered fruitful results since its launch in March last year, according to the ROC Department of Health May 2. “This initiative has delivered benefits for society in the form of fewer people smok
May 6, 2013
Taiwan Today (tw)
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May 6, 2013 14:39
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[Asia, Taiwan] Novel Serum Biomarker Bilirubin Predicted Lung Cancer Risk in Smokers
Smokers with low bilirubin levels were at increased risk for lung cancer incidence and mortality compared with those who had the highest bilirubin levels, making serum bilirubin a potential biomarker for lung cancer risk prediction, according to data pres
Apr 8, 2013
ScienceDaily
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Apr 8, 2013 09:06
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[Taiwan] DOH's tax increase on tobacco products lights up hot debate
The Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday that it is planning an amendment to raise the surcharge on tobacco products to NT$40 per pack in hopes of lowering the smoking rate. The John Tung Foundation (JTF, 董氏基金會), however, suggested raising the tobac
Mar 20, 2013
The China Post (tw)
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Mar 19, 2013 13:16
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Taiwan mulling higher tobacco tax, surcharge
Taiwan is considering an increase in its tobacco tax and health surcharge on cigarettes, as part of its efforts to reduce the smoking population in the country, government officials said Tuesday.
Mar 19, 2013
Focus Taiwan
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Mar 19, 2013 13:13
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[Taiwan] Surcharge could cause NT$100 per cigarette pack: TTL
The price of a package of cigarettes could be increased to at least NT$100 if the tobacco surcharge is raised to NT$40, the Chairman of the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation Hsu An-hsuan (徐安旋) said yesterday.
Mar 7, 2013
The China Post (tw)
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Mar 7, 2013 04:08
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[Taiwan] Proposed hike in tobacco surcharge draws opposition
The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Co. condemned Wednesday a proposal to double the tobacco surcharge, saying that it is not an ATM from which the government can draw as much cash as it wants.
Mar 6, 2013
Focus Taiwan
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Mar 6, 2013 12:01