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Vietnam enforces vape ban with tough punishments
Vietnam has implemented a blanket ban on all vapes with hefty fines and jail time for offenders.
Latvia brings in raft of tough new vape restrictions
Latvia has implemented tough new restrictions on vapes and other safer nicotine alternatives to smoking.
Vietnam to ban vapes from 2025
Vietnam is to introduce a blanket ban on vapes from the new year. Co-incidentally, the largest Tobacco company in Vietnam is state owned.
Vapes could help save up to 616,000 lives in Nigeria and Kenya, new report shows
According to the study ‘Saving 600,000 Lives in Nigeria and Kenya’ by global health group Smoke Free Sweden, 9.4 per cent of Nigerians currently smoke.
Spain asks for public’s views on flavoured vapes ban
The ban is part of the new ‘Anti-Tobacco Plan,’ which aims to limit products that cause a risk to young people’s health and are a ‘gateway’ to smoking.
Switching to vaping from smoking improves respiratory health, new study finds
The paper, published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research by Oxford University Press, observed a group of adult smokers in the U.S. who had reported a baseline cough or wheeze.
South Africa's tough new vapes bill could lead to more smokers, health committee warns
The South African government has drafted a new Tobacco Bill that aims to put vaping on a par with smoking in how it is regulated.