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I can't stand breathing in cigarette smoke at red lights

I can't stand breathing in cigarette smoke at red lights

I nearly suffocate from the cigarette smoke all around me while stopping at a red light in the sweltering heat of Ho Chi Minh City.

E-cigarettes disguised as toys flood online markets

E-cigarettes disguised as toys flood online markets

Why are young people addicted to vaping?

Why are young people addicted to vaping?

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.

September 11, 2023 | 01:32 am PT

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."

July 23, 2023 | 07:00 pm PT

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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