Category :News This Week

South Korea’s customs office said Monday that it would crack down on tobacco smuggling ahead of a cigarette price hike that is expected to hit smokers from the start of next year, according to Read More

Kenya’s Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Lung Foundation and tobacco control organizations has launched a Mass Media anti-tobacco campaign, according to a story put out by the Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (Read More

Imperial Tobacco has donated more than £7,000 to help support those involved in the fight against Ebola in West Africa. Employees in the company’s head office at Bristol, the UK, raised nearly £1,300 in cash donations Read More

Altria was recognized yesterday as one of the US’ most community-minded companies in The Civic 50, an annual survey that identifies companies for their commitment to improve the quality of life in the communities where they Read More

Swedish Match says that it took more than two years to develop its most exclusive snus ever, General Kardus Selection 2015, which was launched on Saturday and which goes on sale at about 95 selected retailers around Read More

The tobacco industry is financially linked to the majority of studies showing negative impacts of standardised packaging, according to a Press Association story quoting a Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG) study funded by Cancer Research Read More

Cambodia’s Council of Ministers on Friday approved a draft of the country’s first law on tobacco regulation, which includes 49 articles addressing, among other things, taxes, advertising and health warnings. A statement released by Read More

Moroccan smokers might have to pay more than they do now for their favorite cigarettes from January 1, according to a Morocco World News story quoting the December 5 issue of the business weekly, La Vie Eco. Read More

David Pizzanelli has won the Brian Monaghan Award for Business Innovation at this year’s Excellence in Holography Awards. The award recognizes his role in the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) and in the development Read More

Icon Vapor of San Diego, California, USA, has completed its acquisition of e-cigarette distributor Green Tree Syndicate, reports Globe Newswire. Icon Vapor President Dan Balsiger said the company expects sales to rise significantly in the Read More