Society
Hanoi, HCM City build smoke-free environments in public areas
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are piloting programmes to reduce smoking.
Society
Society
ASEAN
Indonesia to raise cigarette prices by more than a third
Indonesia will raise the minimum price of cigarettes by an average of 35 percent from January next year, as part of the country’s efforts to reduce smoking rates.
Business
Increase on special consumption tax vital to reduce smoking
The new cigarette tax rate of 5,000 VND (0.2 USD) per pack will help reduce the rate of tobacco consumption and increase the State budget, health experts have said.
World
Singapore to install cameras to detect illegal smoking
The government of Singapore plans to install 300 cameras with high definition thermal sensors across the country to detect smoking in prohibited areas, according to local media.
Society
Tobacco tax hike could help protect mothers, children
Raising tobacco taxes could help reduce smoking and the harm it causes to women and children, experts said at a workshop held in Hanoi early this week.
Health
Ministers calls for strict enforcement of tobacco harm reduction law
The enforcement of the law on tobacco harm reduction should be promoted in ministries, branches and local authorities to reduce dangers from smoking and lower the death rate caused by smoking.
ASEAN
Cambodia launches campaign against smoking in tourist city
Cambodia on September 6 launched a campaign to cut down on smoking in Siem Reap city in the country’s northwestern province of same name.
Health
Campaign launched to reduce smoking
An anti-smoking publicity campaign was launched on February 22 in a bid
to raise people’s awareness on the ill effects the habit brings to both
smokers and non-smokers.
Experts discuss health warnings for tobacco
The Government's draft law on tobacco control regulates that health warnings must occupy 50 percent of the tobacco packaging, but health experts said that implementation of this regulation would need long-term attention.
Vietnam responds to World No Tobacco Day
The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) jointly
held a press briefing in response to World No Tobacco Day 2012, themed
“tobacco industry interference,” in Hanoi on May 22.
NA told billions wasted on tobacco
National Assembly deputies unanimously agreed with the need for the Law
on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control during on Nov. 16's morning
session.
Focus
Vietnam conveys condolences to Afghanistan over terror attack at school
Long An launches legal proceedings against organisers of illegal exit, entry
Deputy PM orders strict implementation of COVID-19 prevention measures
Vietnamese association presents 100 ventilators to India
