A bill to ban tobacco smoking in cars carrying young people yesterday passed its first hurdle in the Scottish parliament, according to a BBC story. Members of the Scottish parliament voted unanimously for the principles Read More
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October 9, 2015
Philip Morris International is due to host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts from 09.00 Eastern Time on October 15 to discuss its 2015 third-quarter results, which will be issued about 07.00 on the same day. Read More
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October 8, 2015
KT&G’s new president, Baek Bok-in, vowed during his inauguration yesterday to strengthen transparency and ethical management at South Korea’s biggest tobacco manufacturer, the former South Korean tobacco and ginseng monopoly, according Read More
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October 7, 2015
Universal has reached an agreement whereby it will process the green leaf tobacco bought by Philip Morris in Poland. Universal Corporation said yesterday that its subsidiary, Universal Leaf Tobacco Poland had entered into an agreement Read More
Staff Writer
October 6, 2015
The United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim nations on Oct. 5 reached a final agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after eight years of negotiations, and a provision that excludes the tobacco industry from participation Read More
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October 6, 2015
The Australian government has not yet published its Post-Implementation Review (PIR) regarding plain-packaging six months after the conclusion of the consultation period. This delay in publishing has raised concerns about the integrity of the report Read More
Staff Writer
October 6, 2015
The tobacco industry has been excluded from participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) dispute system that allows foreign corporations to challenge governments’ health policies, according to a story in The New York Times relayed Read More
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October 6, 2015
The TFWA [Tax Free World Association] has moved to reassure exhibitors and visitors that its partners are working to ensure that its upcoming event in Cannes, France, will take place without disruption, despite the devastating Read More
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October 5, 2015
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published an article detailing a landmark study that used low-nicotine Spectrum cigarettes produced by 22nd Century, a leader in tobacco harm reduction. The double-blind, parallel, randomized clinical Read More
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October 5, 2015
Prosecutors announced on Oct. 2 that they have raided the headquarters of KT&G, South Korea’s leading tobacco maker, due to allegations that the company created slush funds in the process of taking over Read More
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