Vietnam’s Ministry of Health proposed banning people born on or after January 1, 2010, from purchasing or using tobacco products as part of broader amendments to the country’s tobacco control law. The proposal was presented during a workshop tied to World No Tobacco Day 2026 and forms part of efforts to create a “smoke-free generation” in the country.
The proposed revisions would also prohibit the production, sale, transport, advertising, promotion, sponsorship, and use of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and other next-generation nicotine products, and would additionally ban tobacco product displays at wholesale and retail outlets. Health officials said the measures are intended to reduce smoking rates, limit secondhand smoke exposure, and address rising youth nicotine use.
