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The South China Morning Post, citing unnamed sources, reported that Hong Kong may revoke its ban on the re-export of vaping and heated tobacco products. In April, the city prohibited the sale, manufacture, and trade of alternative smoking products. Author
JTI is expanding its operations in the Philippines by hiring more staff for its Global Business Service Center. Established in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the center is intended to support JTI branches across the Asia-Pacific region and t
Recent data show that the value of air transit cargo affected each year by Hong Kong's vaping ban is estimated to exceed RMB 120 billion. The 2021 Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Ordinance took effect in April this year, banning the import of products
According to tobacco harm reduction advocates, Malaysian lawmakers must distinguish between smoking and vaping when addressing the rise of vaping in the country. Legislators are currently reviewing a bill that would ban smoking and vaping for anyone born
According to the Bangkok Post, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health continues to oppose vaping, saying e-cigarettes are harming consumers’ health, with more than half of users believed to be young people. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said at
According to The Korea Herald, KT&G plans to build a new eco-friendly tobacco packaging plant in Sejong City. Under the 180 billion won ($133.5 million) project, the plant will be built by 2025 in the Sejong Future Industrial Complex, which the government
British American Tobacco’s latest heated tobacco device, the Glo Hyper X2, was scheduled for full-scale sales from July 25, 2022. However, sales were temporarily suspended for other reasons and are expected to resume in early October. The Glo Hyper X2 was
Philip Morris Japan (PMJ) has filed an application with Japan’s Ministry of Finance to raise prices on 49 heated tobacco products made by Philip Morris. Products in the IQOS Iluma series are included. The price of TEREA is set to rise from 580 yen to 600
In its earnings report, KT&G said consolidated operating profit for the second quarter of 2022 reached 327.6 billion won ($249.7 million), up 1% year over year. Revenue for April through June totaled 1.42 trillion won, up 10.9% from the same period last y
According to Interfax-Ukraine, Philip Morris Ukraine will begin producing some cigarettes this month at Imperial Tobacco’s factory in Kyiv following an agreement between the two companies. With production at its Kharkiv plant still suspended after the Rus
According to ABS-CBN, Philippine presidential press secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles said on Twitter that a bill lowering the legal purchasing age for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products has officially become law. The law also transfers regulatory autho
Reports suggest Russia may move to tighten restrictions on vaping products. Russia is a major e-cigarette market, second only to parts of Europe and North America, and only formally recognized e-cigarettes as nicotine products in 2020. According to local