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Chinese customs authorities have seized a reported 600-ton shipment of smuggled e-liquid – but does it represent the start of a period of greater regulatory scrutiny in the country?
New customs duties will more than double the price of most e-cigarettes in Bangladesh as the government attempts to reduce the use of nicotine by young people
The number of vapers in China appears to have doubled since 2016, while the value of the market has almost tripled in a year, according to research by ECigIntelligence
Jammu and Kashmir has become the fifth Indian state to ban e-cigarettes, following pressure from the World Health Organization (WHO)
An Australian government committee has recommended the rejection of a bill that would legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes
The market for heated tobacco products in Japan is very favourable due to comparatively light regulation – as opposed to e-cigarettes, which are subject to more controls
Namibia has a small but slowly growing e-cigarette market – but there are fears in the southwest African republic that government intervention could put an end to the growth
A looming knife-edge election and an opposition party without a policy on e-cigarettes has thrown New Zealand’s vaping industry into doubt over its future
Malaysian e-liquid manufacturers are looking at the European Union and other markets as regulatory uncertainty bites at home – but only the bigger players can afford the costs involved
Australia’s ban on the sale of nicotine e-liquids has led to a black market that damages the health of the very people the law is meant to protect, an official inquiry has heard
The World Health Organization says governments should consider banning vaping indoors but use other strategies, such as high taxes on cigarettes, to encourage smokers to switch
The New Zealand government’s plan to create a “pathway” to the legal sale of alternative tobacco products has been broadly welcomed by harm reduction advocates – but with reservations
An attempt to regulate e-cigarettes in Colombia has failed at its first voting hurdle, with no prospect of any renewed proposal coming soon
British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched its Glo device in South Korea, joining Philip Morris International (PMI)’s iQOS in what could be a lively market for heated tobacco products
A new proposal for regulating e-cigarettes in the Philippines has been put forward by a political heavy-hitter in the country’s senate
A group of public health professionals in New Zealand are recommending a two-pronged approach to cutting smoking – action against combustible cigarettes combined with support for vaping
PMI has denied allegations that it orchestrated a campaign to submit pro-vaping testimonies to a government consultation on e-cigarette regulation in Australia
New Zealand is to introduce an amendment to existing laws that will enable the legal introduction of alternative tobacco products such as snus and heat-not-burn devices
Major Australian public health organisations have submitted evidence to a government inquiry on e-cigarettes, with many taking a negative stance
Unclear regulation means most e-cigarette sales in India are conducted in a grey area, either through discreet physical stores or – more frequently – in a still small but growing online market
South Korea’s largest tobacco manufacturer, KT&G, is to start selling a new heat-not-burn (HnB) product, in direct competition with PMI’s iQOS and BAT’s Glo devices
E-cigarettes, banned throughout most of South America, could nevertheless be taken up rapidly across the continent, according to a senior public health policy expert on the region.
Adding to existing restrictions, a new proposal to prohibit imports, possession and use seems likely to be passed by Singaporean legislators.
The bill which should at last give Canada a clear regulatory framework for e-cigarettes has passed through the Senate and now needs only the official approval of the House of Commons to become law.
Trade barriers against e-cigarettes, or the outright banning of vapour products, contravene world trading regulations, next week’s Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw will hear.
New Zealand looks set to amend the law to allow nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to be sold in the country – but not to permit HnB products.
The launch of PMI’s heated tobacco device iQOS in South Africa has had a positive reaction even from potential competitors, who hope it will increase general awareness of alternatives to combustible cigarettes.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been named as the next director general of the World Health Organization, a role with huge influence on governments around the world, and therefore on the potential future of e-cigarette regulation.
A new ban on public smoking in the Philippines will not include e-cigarettes – contrary to initial reports. Moves remain ongoing, however, to bring some regulation to a currently all but unregulated market.
Philip Morris International (PMI) has run into legal trouble in New Zealand, where the health ministry has taken the company to court for attempting to sell its iQOS heat-not-burn device in the country.
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