The First Global Forum on Nicotine is due to be held in Warsaw, Poland, on June 27-28. Professor Gerry Stimson said that his company, KAC, which will stage the forum, believed the timing was right Read More
Tobacco growers in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have been asked to comply with flue-cured crop targets so as to ensure good prices at auction, according to a story in the latest Read More
The smokers’ group Forest has come out strongly against the UK Labour Party’s plans to ban smoking in cars with children. “Legislation is completely unnecessary,” said Forest director, Simon Clark. “Most adult smokers accept Read More
The Washington-based US Chamber of Commerce is lobbying against proposals by Ireland’s Department of Health to standardize the design of cigarette packs, according to a story by Tom Lyons for the Irish Times. In Read More
Reynolds American Inc. is due to host a conference call and webcast at 09.00 hours Eastern Time on February 11 following the release of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 financial results before the market opens. Daniel M. Delen, Read More
The decision by South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) to sue cigarette manufacturers operating in the country has been described by a tobacco industry group as a misguided attempt to solve budget issues, Read More
The Jordanian government is coming under fire for planning to enforce fully, by the end of this year, an anti-tobacco law passed in 2008, according to an Associated Press report published in The Tampa Tribune, Florida, Read More
Ethiopia has passed an anti-tobacco law that includes a ban on ‘smoking in public’, according to a Diretube.com story. The country’s house of representatives has issued a proclamation that would see the imposition Read More
The Indian government has decided to sell its 11.3 per cent share in ITC, according to a story in the latest issue of the BBM Bommidala Group newsletter. The government is also selling its shares in Read More
South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) has said it will file a damages suit against KT&G and other tobacco companies seeking up to WON333 billion, according to a story in The Read More