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For more than a year, the system worked flawlessly. Containers of counterfeit cigarettes shipped from China to the ports of Newark, N.J., and New York City moved easily through customs and the U.S. Read More
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Japan Tobacco Inc’s domestic cigarette sales volume during March, at 9.7 billion, was down by 3.6 percent on its March 2012 volume, 10.1 billion, which itself was down by 3 percent on that of March 2011, according to preliminary figures Read More
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Decades of anti-smoking campaigns whittled Canada’s smoking population from about 50 percent in 1965 to less than 20 percent in 2011, but the rate of decline has slowed in recent years and five million Canadians still smoke, according Read More
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April 12, 2013
Korea’s state-run National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) is considering filing lawsuits against cigarette companies to seek compensation for rising health care costs from smoking-related illnesses, according to a story in The Korea Herald. NHIS’ Read More
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Japan Tobacco Inc. said today that it will relaunch from late May its Zerostyle Mint smokeless tobacco product with improved flavor and aroma, and a redesigned pack. The relaunched product, Zerostyle Blue Mint, which is Read More
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April 12, 2013
Philip Morris International Inc. is due to host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts starting at 09.00 hours on April 18 to discuss its 2013 first-quarter results, which will be issued about 07.00 hours the same Read More
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Lorillard is due to host a live audio webcast of its first-quarter 2013 results conference call on April 24 starting at 09.00 hours Eastern Time. The conference call will be hosted by chairman, president and CEO, Murray S. Read More
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The Altria Group is due to host a live audio webcast starting at 09.00 hours Eastern Time on April 25 to discuss its 2013 first-quarter business results. The business results will be issued by means of a press Read More
Staff Writer
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President Obama’s proposal to impose the biggest-ever increase in the U.S.’ federal cigarette tax to fund preschool programs has been condemned by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO). “For the president to Read More
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