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Tim Hong

Articles: 134

News · Germany · Sep 11, 2026

Germany plans fresh vape tax rise as industry warns half the market is already illicit

Tim Hong

Illustration of a shopkeeper adjusting a euro price label beneath shelves of vaping products with German labels.

News · Sep 10, 2026

EU health chief faces call for ethics probe over wife’s role advising MEPs

Tim Hong

A man in glasses sits at a microphone with European Union flags behind him.

News · Sep 8, 2026

Nearly half of vapers would consider black-market products as October tax approaches, new survey finds

Tim Hong

News · Australia · Sep 3, 2026

Doctor, economist and ex-Border Force chief tell Albanese to adopt the Coalition's tobacco policy

Tim Hong

News · Japan · Sep 3, 2026

UK nicotine pouch sales set to surge 51 per cent to £579m

UK nicotine pouch sales are forecast to climb by almost 51 per cent this year.

Tim Hong

Festival-goers beside a wooden stall displaying round product tins, with a concert stage in the background.

News · Australia · Aug 19, 2026

Australia’s legal nicotine market collapses as illicit products reach 80 per cent of consumption

Tim Hong

News · United Kingdom · Aug 17, 2026

Vape industry backs high street crackdown but warns specialist shops must be protected

Tim Hong

News · Ireland · Aug 14, 2026

Safer prison vape cuts fires as Ireland tackles second-hand smoke

Tim Hong

News · Australia · Aug 13, 2026

Almost 96% of Australian vapes are bought illegally as pharmacy model struggles, research suggests

Tim Hong

News · Italy · Aug 5, 2026

Ireland’s de facto vape flavour ban delayed after Italy and Greece object

Tim Hong

News · Jul 30, 2026

Estonia proposes vape flavour ban and 4mg/g nicotine pouch limit

Tim Hong

People walking along a wet cobbled street in Tallinn, with two men smoking beside a designated smoking-area sign.

News · Sweden · Jul 22, 2026

Vape restrictions risk slowing smoking decline after New Zealand’s fivefold acceleration

Tim Hong