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India imposes excise duty on cigarettes effective Feb 1

India imposes excise duty on cigarettes effective Feb 1

India has imposed an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees (US$22.78-94.46) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective Feb. 1, the finance ministry said in an order late on Wednesday.
Chinese tourist caught smoking at Changi airport accuses Singaporean officers of racism

Chinese tourist caught smoking at Changi airport accuses Singaporean officers of racism

Hanoi brothers diagnosed with lung cancer after years of smoking

Hanoi brothers diagnosed with lung cancer after years of smoking

Ministry of Finance wants 50% tax on e-cigarette atomizer

Ministry of Finance wants 50% tax on e-cigarette atomizer

The Ministry of Finance has maintained its proposal to impose a 50% Most-Favored Nation (MFN) tariff on electronic atomizer, the device used to heat up liquid solution used for vaping.
March 11, 2024 | 06:13 pm PT
Most e-cigarettes are smuggled into Vietnam: VCCI

Most e-cigarettes are smuggled into Vietnam: VCCI

Most e-cigarettes sold in Vietnam are smuggled ones and there are no strict legal framework to control this type of product, a leader of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has said.
August 18, 2023 | 09:48 pm PT
Man gets nine-month flight ban after not paying smoking fine

Man gets nine-month flight ban after not paying smoking fine

A man has been banned from flying for nine months starting August 10 for refusing to pay the fine for smoking on a non-smoking flight.
August 8, 2022 | 04:50 pm PT
6 banned from flying after refusing to pay fines for flouting safety rules

6 banned from flying after refusing to pay fines for flouting safety rules

Aviation authorities have banned six people from flying for failing to pay fines they had incurred after violating aviation safety regulations.
June 16, 2021 | 09:00 pm PT
We need to smoke the habit, not window dress it

We need to smoke the habit, not window dress it

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November 23, 2020 | 05:00 pm PT
Hanoi to fine smokers at 30 public landmarks

Hanoi to fine smokers at 30 public landmarks

People found smoking at 30 Hanoi landmarks will be fined on the spot starting this month, a city official said.
October 3, 2019 | 04:47 pm PT
South Korean fined for smoking on Seoul-HCMC flight

South Korean fined for smoking on Seoul-HCMC flight

Vietnamese aviation authorities fined a 77-year-old South Korean man VND4 million ($172) on Tuesday for smoking on a flight from Seoul to Saigon.
August 20, 2019 | 08:15 pm PT
Man fined $172 for smoking on flight

Man fined $172 for smoking on flight

Authorities at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport have fined a man VND4 million ($172) for smoking on a flight from HCMC.
July 21, 2019 | 08:53 pm PT
Two Vietnamese get nine-month flight bans for smoking

Two Vietnamese get nine-month flight bans for smoking

Vietnam’s aviation authorities have imposed nine-month bans on two Vietnamese men after they failed to pay fines for smoking on domestic flights.
June 24, 2019 | 05:23 am PT
Vietnam ranks 4th in liver cancer fatality rate

Vietnam ranks 4th in liver cancer fatality rate

On average, 23 people per 100,000 die of liver cancer in Vietnam, among the highest rates in the world.
October 7, 2018 | 07:22 pm PT
90 percent of Vietnamese want tobacco tax raised: survey

90 percent of Vietnamese want tobacco tax raised: survey

Most Vietnamese want the tax on tobacco raised as a means to reduce smoking, a survey has found.
September 27, 2018 | 12:47 am PT
Smoking: a rundown on lighting up

Smoking: a rundown on lighting up

About 80 percent of the world's smokers live in low- and middle-income countries.
May 29, 2018 | 07:01 pm PT
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