Beijing raises cigarette tax to deter smokingChina will more than double the tax on tobacco to 11 percent, as authorities try to deter smoking in the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco.
08 May 2015
E-cigarette use triples in US teensSome two million US high school students tried e-cigarettes last year, a rate that tripled in just one year, US health authorities said.
US pharmacy giant CVS ends tobacco salesCVS announced that it had stopped selling tobacco products and was changing its name to reflect a greater focus on health.
World No Tobacco Day: WHO urged not to snuff out e-cigThe e-cigarette was pushed centre stage ahead of World No Tobacco Day, with doctors and policy experts urging the UN's health agency to embrace the gadget as a life saver.
30 May 2014
Singaporeans defy ban on e-cigarettesSingaporeans are defying a ban on electronic cigarettes despite stiff fines for distributors and smugglers, health authorities said.
26 April 2014
S. Korea state insurer sues three tobacco makersSouth Korea's state health insurer said Monday it had filed a lawsuit against three domestic and foreign tobacco makers, seeking damages of 53.7 billion won ($51.6 million) for payouts over smoking-related illnesses.
Los Angeles bans e-cigarettes in public placesLos Angeles lawmakers voted to ban e-cigarette use in public places where tobacco smoking is prohibited, including work places, restaurants and bars.
05 March 2014
Smoking in France, losing its puff?It was banned in restaurants and al fresco eating became all the rage. It was banned in offices, and business started getting done in huddles on the sidewalk.
05 March 2014
Cigar aficionados vie to create Cuba's 'longest ash'A thick cloud of smoke hung in the air at Havana's annual cigar festival, where some 200 smokers took part in a novel contest to produce the longest unbroken ash.
01 March 2014
US bans bidis made by Indian tobacco companyUS regulators on Friday banned four types of small cigarettes known as bidis made by an Indian company, marking the Food and Drug Administration's first-ever oversight action against a tobacco product.
Smokers scarce in America, 50 yrs after health warningFifty years ago, almost half of Americans smoked cigarettes -- at work, in restaurants, schools and even in hospitals. Then came a landmark warning that changed everything.