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Germany Moves Ahead with Tobacco Tax Hikes
Germany's Bundestag is moving forward with a government proposal to raise tobacco taxes annually from 2027 through 2030, with the government...
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UK Counts Down to Tobacco Rules
UK retailers have 100 days to prepare for the next major stage of the country’s tobacco and vaping legislation, with new rules taking effect in less than a month, and a generational tobacco ban following on January 1, 2027.
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India Moves Against Growing Nicotine Pouch Market
India’s nicotine pouch market has been growing. The government wants to stop it. India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a letter directing...
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Zhang Xiaotang Named STMA Deputy Director
China has appointed another tobacco industry veteran to the top ranks of its monopoly regulator.
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Cuba Opens Tobacco to Private Investment
Cuba has approved a package of economic reforms that could gradually reshape parts of its tobacco sector.
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Beyond Nicotine: The Rise of Zombie Vapes
For years, regulators across Asia focused their attention on nicotine vaping products. Today, a different threat has emerged—one that has little to do with nicotine itself.
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Tobacco Asia Podcast #57: Chris Gemmell, Green Tank Technologies
Host Thomas speaks with Chris Gemmell, chief product and innovation officer at Green Tank Technologies, a Canadian company pioneering chip-based atomization.
Germany Moves Ahead with Tobacco Tax Hikes
Germany's Bundestag is moving forward with a government proposal to raise tobacco taxes annually from 2027 through 2030, with the government...
Sep 29, 2026
UK Counts Down to Tobacco Rules
UK retailers have 100 days to prepare for the next major stage of the country’s tobacco and vaping legislation, with new rules taking effect in less than a month, and a generational tobacco ban following on January 1, 2027.
Sep 29, 2026
India Moves Against Growing Nicotine Pouch Market
India’s nicotine pouch market has been growing. The government wants to stop it. India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a letter directing...
Sep 29, 2026
Zhang Xiaotang Named STMA Deputy Director
China has appointed another tobacco industry veteran to the top ranks of its monopoly regulator.
Sep 29, 2026
Cuba Opens Tobacco to Private Investment
Cuba has approved a package of economic reforms that could gradually reshape parts of its tobacco sector.
Sep 29, 2026
Beyond Nicotine: The Rise of Zombie Vapes
For years, regulators across Asia focused their attention on nicotine vaping products. Today, a different threat has emerged—one that has little to do with nicotine itself.
Sep 29, 2026
Tobacco Asia Podcast #57: Chris Gemmell, Green Tank Technologies
Host Thomas speaks with Chris Gemmell, chief product and innovation officer at Green Tank Technologies, a Canadian company pioneering chip-based atomization.
Sep 21, 2026
Your Total Tobacco Packaging Solution Partner
Shunho Luxin delivers total tobacco packaging solutions across the entire product spectrum, from heritage classics like cigarettes, blunt wraps, and shisha...
Sep 15, 2026
Malaysia’s Nicotine Rules in Question
Malaysia’s decision not to pursue its appeal against a High Court ruling on liquid nicotine has left the government facing calls to clarify the legal framework governing nicotine-containing vape products.
Sep 14, 2026
EU Delays Tobacco Tax Vote
The European Union has delayed a key vote on proposed higher tobacco and nicotine taxes until November, giving Sweden additional time to form a new government following its September 13 election.
Sep 14, 2026
Imperial Buys Helwit Nicotine Pouches
Imperial Brands acquired Swedish modern oral nicotine company Yoik Group AB, owner of the Helwit nicotine pouch brand, in a move that more than doubles...
Sep 14, 2026
Koplow Appointed CTP Director
Bret Koplow, Ph.D., J.D., will serve as the director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), the Department of Health...
Sep 14, 2026
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Regulatory Reset
The US Food and Drug Administration has spent much of the middle of the year sending a series of signals that together offer perhaps the regulatory...
Sep 14, 2026
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