Smoking in China
In China, smoking and the sale of cigarettes is legal, and they can be purchased online, but buying from vending machines is not permitted. Importing cigarettes for trade is allowed with a license. However, there is a complete ban on all tobacco advertising, and health warnings on cigarette packaging are required. The minimum legal age for purchasing cigarettes is 18 years, and there are legal restrictions on smoking in public places as well. Cigarettes are subject to a total taxation rate of 52%. As of 2024, China had an estimated 288.3 million current adult smokers, with an adult smoking prevalence of 24.4%. Among males, the smoking prevalence was 46.4%, and among females, it was only 1.9%. The number of daily smokers was approximately 256.9 million, with an adult daily smoking prevalence of 20.3%—38.6% among males and 1.3% among females. According to 2021 data, tobacco smoking caused about 2.7 million deaths in China—2.2 million among males and 490,700 among females. This presents that smoking accounted for 22.78% of all deaths in the country, including 31.81% of male deaths and 10.11% of female deaths.
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June 16, 2018 by scmp.com
Watered-down proposals to regulate e-cigarettes in Hong Kong fail to impress either tobacco industry or health experts
Watered-down government proposals to regulate electronic cigarettes and other new smoking alternatives have failed to impress either the tobacco industry or health experts, with both sides saying they will lobby lawmakers for changes ahead of a Legislative Council debate next week. A move to tax these new products in the same way as traditional cigarettes has prompted much discussion, as the government paper did not detail the duty size or how it would be implemented.
June 08, 2018 by businessinsider.com.pl
Exclusive: Philip Morris plans to target Indian smokers with iQOS device - sources
Philip Morris International Inc is planning to launch its iQOS smoking device in India, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the tobacco giant seeks a foothold in a country with the world's second-biggest smoker population. India has stringent laws to deter tobacco use, which the government says kills more than 900,000 people every year. But the country still has 106 million adult smokers, second only to China according to the World Health Organization [...]
May 30, 2018 by scmp.com
If Hong Kong’s tobacco users can’t quit, they must get safer choices
Asia is home to 60 per cent of the world’s 1.1 billion smokers. Globally, millions of smokers are switching like never before to smoke-free alternatives, like heated tobacco products or e-cigarettes. These disruptive products eliminate the combustion and the smoke and, by doing so, significantly reduce levels of harmful chemicals, while still delivering the nicotine and ritual that millions seek.
May 07, 2018 by scotsman.com
Scots vaping firm looks to light up global sales
The company is unique in that it conducts all of its design work from its Scottish base to ensure quality and content. Although it has a small retail operation, the bulk of sales are generated online and via wholesale agreements. Chief executive Neil McCallum said the business was growing at a rate of about 30 per cent a year – double what the market is doing. “We decided very early on that we wanted to design something that was a bit different,” he told The Scotsman. [...]
April 23, 2018 by scmp.com
Are e-cigarettes all smoke and mirrors? One man’s quest for clean Hong Kong air
With the daily smoking rate of Hong Kong’s population at a record low, one might think public health advocate Antonio Kwong Cho-sing could not be any happier as head of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, an anti-smoking activist group. But he now faces a new challenge that has reared its ugly head: e-cigarettes.
“If I have the power to make it work, I wish Hong Kong can be a smoke-free society, Kwong says. “Is this a far-fetched idea? I personally don’t really think so.”
January 30, 2018 by washingtonexaminer.com
E-cigarettes are what the doctor ordered
<p>Even the most ardent e-cigarette enthusiasts hardly ever claim that e-cigarettes are “medicine.” And, by conventional standards, they aren’t. While Chinese pharmacist Hon Li, creator of the first commercially viable e-cigarette, did hope to create a smoking cessation aid, the people responsible for the design and marketing of today’s products mostly aim to create things that are pleasurable and profitable. [...]<br/><b>2018-01-30 | <a href='http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/e-cigarettes-are-what-the-doctor-ordered/article/2647376' target='_blank'>washingtonexaminer.com</a></b></p>
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