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The council of the City of Sydney, Australia, is due to vote on a proposal to make Martin Place – described as the city’s ‘premier civic open space’ – smoke-free for a 12-month trial starting early Read More

The South Korean government was forced on Monday to threaten draconian action against tobacco retailers that might be tempted to sell large numbers of cigarettes ahead of a tax-led January 1 price hike, according to a Read More

A record £554,125 – including fees – was raised at last night’s C.Gars winter 2014 cigar auction at Boisdale Belgravia in London, the UK. “Lot 317, the highly desirable Cubatabaco 1492 humidor containing 50 1992 Cuban cigars, went for £26,500,” said managing Read More

The Vector Group yesterday declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.40 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 30 to shareholders of record as of December 12. The Vector Group is Read More

The incidence of smoking among Great Britain’s adult (16 years of age or older) population fell from 20 percent during 2012 to 19 percent last year, according to a recently-released report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read More

South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties have tentatively agreed to raise the tax on cigarettes by WON2,000 ($1.80) per pack next year, according to a story in The Korea Herald. Under the agreement, cigarette prices Read More

The UK’s Revenue & Customs department has privately told British American Tobacco that fining tobacco companies for breaching anti-smuggling legislation might be less than helpful in the fight against the black market in tobacco Read More

The Indian government is considering a raft of new anti-tobacco measures; one of which would ‘discourage’ tobacco manufacturers from earning goodwill through their corporate social responsibility activities, according to a story by Ritika Chopra for Read More

Despite calls by health advocates for the Indonesian government to ratify the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), Industry Minister Saleh Husin said on Nov. 19 that the government “does not need to adopt Read More

The number of vapor-related patents has skyrocketed in recent years and the field is dominated by China, according to Thomson Reuters. Of more than 2,000 vapor inventions tracked by the company, 64 percent originated in China, 14 percent Read More