Category :News This Week

India looks set to bring in additional stringent anti-tobacco measures, including a ban on the sale of single cigarettes, which, Bloomberg reported earlier this week, make up about 70 percent of the country’s cigarette sales. Read More

The massive tobacco-product tax increase imposed in South Korea on January 1 has had considerable repercussions, at least one of which was probably not foreseen, according to a story in The Korea Herald. Anecdotal evidence suggests Read More

Philip Morris Ltd is aiming to roll out a retailer education program across the UK later this year as part of its campaign to fight the illegal tobacco trade, according to a Talking Retail story Read More

Reynolds American Inc. is due to host a conference call and webcast from 09.00 Eastern Time on February 10 following the release of its fourth-quarter 2014 financial results. The speakers will be Susan M. Cameron, president and CEO, Read More

Flue-cured tobacco production in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is likely to reach 190-200 million kg, according to a story in the latest issue of the BBM Bommidala Group newsletter quoting initial estimates. The Read More

Current data indicates that the smoking rate among women in China is ‘very likely’ to rise ‘even further’, according to a story by Mason Coltrane for Yibada. Coltrane said the issue of smoking among women Read More

There is mounting opposition in Australia to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); opposition that mirrors that in the EU to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). According to a Scoop (New Zealand) story, an Read More

Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) lawmakers yesterday accused the government of using tobacco tax revenues to sponsor festivals and print calendars instead of focusing on smoking prevention and health promotion, according to a story in the Read More

Airline passengers should add electronic cigarettes to the list of items that may not be stored in their checked luggage, according to a story by Alan Levin for Bloomberg. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Read More

Preparations for Zimbabwe’s 2015 flue-cured marketing season have started with merchants indicating they will not be buying low-grade tobacco this season, according to a story by Elita Chikwati for the Zimbabwe Herald. The Tobacco Industry Read More