21 Feb 2019.
Japan Tobacco’s domestic cigarette sales volume during January dropped 3.8 per cent to 5.9 billion sticks, according to the company’s preliminary report released by the company.
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CHINA
Hong Kong plans to ban e-cigs
20 Feb 2019.
The government has proposed large fines up to HKD 50,000 (EUR 5,630) and six months imprisonment for those who import or sell electronic cigarettes and other alternative smoking products, Hong Kong Free Press reported.
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WORLD
European Commission examines F1 deals
19 Feb 2019.
The European Commission will be investigating the recent deals between Formula One racing teams and tobacco companies, The Times reported.
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
E-cigs to be legal in the UAE
18 Feb 2019.
A new law will allow the legal sale of e-cigarettes and vaping devices in the UAE for the first time, Gulf News reported.
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BANGLADESH
Smoking rate declined by 18.5 per cent
15 Feb 2019.
The number of smokers in Bangladesh in 2017 has dropped by 18.5 per cent since 2009, The Daily Star reported.
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SINGAPORE
Plain packaging, larger warnings decided
13 Feb 2019.
A new bill to enforce plain packaging and larger pictorial warnings for tobacco products was passed in the Parliament of Singapore on 11 February, Channel News Asia reported.
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UNITED KINGDOM
McLaren signs deal with BAT
11 Feb 2019.
McLaren Racing has announced a new long-term global partnership with British American Tobacco (BAT), motorsport.com reported.
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NEW ZEALAND
Government to ban smoking in cars with children
10 Feb 2019.
The government has announced that smoking and vaping will be banned in cars when children are present, NZ Herald reported.
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ZIMBABWE
More growers register
08 Feb 2019.
Grower registrations for the 2019 tobacco growing season have risen by 46 per cent compared to the same period last year, the Herald reported.
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ETHIOPIA
Government passes tobacco control legislation
07 Feb 2019.
The Ethiopian parliament has unanimously passed the Food and Medicine Administration Proclamation, that is considered the strictest tobacco control legislation in Africa, Premium Times reported.
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