Products
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Clarifying Thailand’s Nicotine Pouch Rules
Thailand has tightened oversight of nicotine pouches, reinforcing a regulatory model that allows the products on the market but subjects them to the same controls that apply to conventional tobacco.
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Hong Kong Expands Vape Crackdown
Hong Kong has begun enforcing one of the region’s most restrictive frameworks on alternative nicotine products, extending existing controls on vaping...
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JTI Malaysia Flags Illicit Surge
Malaysia’s illicit cigarette market continues to expand, reshaping the country’s tobacco landscape as price disparities widen and enforcement struggles to keep pace.
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UK Enacts Generational Smoking Ban
The United Kingdom has enacted the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, putting into law a generational sales restriction that is expected to steadily reduce the size...
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The TA Q&A: Understanding China’s New Nicotine Regulation
On January 9, 2026, the STMA – China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration – issued the country’s first formal regulation governing literally any product...
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The Art of Transplanting
Transplanting tobacco has long been described as an art, a delicate balance between science and skill, tradition and innovation.
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Elfbar Wins ‘ELF’ Global Trademark Lawsuit
Elfbar secured a major legal victory over its “ELF” trademark, but the bigger battle could still be waiting behind US vape shop counters.
Clarifying Thailand’s Nicotine Pouch Rules
Thailand has tightened oversight of nicotine pouches, reinforcing a regulatory model that allows the products on the market but subjects them to the same controls that apply to conventional tobacco.
May 5, 2026
Hong Kong Expands Vape Crackdown
Hong Kong has begun enforcing one of the region’s most restrictive frameworks on alternative nicotine products, extending existing controls on vaping...
May 5, 2026
JTI Malaysia Flags Illicit Surge
Malaysia’s illicit cigarette market continues to expand, reshaping the country’s tobacco landscape as price disparities widen and enforcement struggles to keep pace.
May 5, 2026
UK Enacts Generational Smoking Ban
The United Kingdom has enacted the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, putting into law a generational sales restriction that is expected to steadily reduce the size...
May 5, 2026
The TA Q&A: Understanding China’s New Nicotine Regulation
On January 9, 2026, the STMA – China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration – issued the country’s first formal regulation governing literally any product...
May 5, 2026
The Art of Transplanting
Transplanting tobacco has long been described as an art, a delicate balance between science and skill, tradition and innovation.
May 5, 2026
Elfbar Wins ‘ELF’ Global Trademark Lawsuit
Elfbar secured a major legal victory over its “ELF” trademark, but the bigger battle could still be waiting behind US vape shop counters.
Apr 21, 2026
Indonesia Proof Tax Hikes Inefficient
Indonesia remains one of the world’s largest tobacco markets, with about 70 million smokers despite years of rising excise taxes, according to the 2023 National Health Survey.
Apr 21, 2026
Illicit Cigarettes Dominate South Africa
New research indicates that illegal cigarettes now dominate South Africa’s tobacco market, accounting for roughly 60% of total sales and reshaping the industry’s structure.
Apr 21, 2026
Cyprus Plan Targets EU Deadlock
A new compromise put forward by Cyprus could help resolve a long-running deadlock among European Union member states over tobacco taxation, offering a more measured approach after months of stalled negotiations.
Apr 21, 2026
Universal C.E.O. Pitches ‘Next 100 Years’ Plan
The c.e.o. of Universal Corporation, Preston D. Wigner, told current and potential investors that the company’s century-old tobacco platform continues...
Apr 16, 2026
Shisha Flavors in MENA: Tradition Meets Innovation
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has always been the cultural heartland for shisha. Unlike in Europe or the Americas, where regulatory...
Apr 16, 2026
Korea Closes Synthetic Nicotine Loophole
South Korea will bring synthetic nicotine e-cigarettes under its tobacco laws this month, tightening oversight to address rising youth vaping...
Apr 1, 2026
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