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Teacher fined for causing balloon explosion at school with lit cigarette

Teacher fined for causing balloon explosion at school with lit cigarette

A teacher at a primary school in central Vietnam has been fined VND350,000 (US$14.53) for smoking in public, causing balloons to explode and injuring 10 students.

Cigarettes in Vietnam are too cheap

Cigarettes in Vietnam are too cheap

I once came across an interesting case where a woman in Australia taught her grandchildren about the "real cost of smoking."

Government to restrict e-cigarette, shisha

Government to restrict e-cigarette, shisha

The government has approved a national program to restrict the use of e-cigarettes, shisha and other new tobacco products.

May 27, 2023 | 12:00 am PT

Vietnam eyes cigarette tax hike to reduce smoking

Vietnam eyes cigarette tax hike to reduce smoking

The Ministry of Finance in a draft bill wants the special consumption tax on cigarette be increased to reduce consumption.

March 5, 2023 | 05:30 am PT

Vietnam's cheap cigarettes make it easier to smoke, harder to discourage the habit

Vietnam's cheap cigarettes make it easier to smoke, harder to discourage the habit

The average price of a cigarette pack in Vietnam is a third of the world’s and among the world’s lowest, a factor in the nation’s high smoking rate, experts say.

November 24, 2022 | 05:47 am PT

Health ministry proposes ban on vaping, heated tobacco products

Health ministry proposes ban on vaping, heated tobacco products

The health ministry has proposed a ban on new-generation tobacco products, citing the negative impacts they can have on the youth as also the additional management costs they can impose.

November 23, 2022 | 06:15 pm PT

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