- On August 18, the Just Liquidation Group issued the “Notice on the Next Steps of the Self-liquidation of Just Electronic Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.”, mentioning the reasons why the company applied for bankruptcy reorganization.
- The team led by Romeo D. Lumagui, Director of the Philippine Tax Bureau, raided the 2024 Philippine VapeExhibition and seized a large number of illegal vapes that had not paid taxes, and emphasized that tax evasion will continue to be combated even during holidays or public events.
- Malaysian Health Minister Zulkifli Ahmed announced that the “Public Health Smoking Products Control Act 2024” is expected to be implemented in October, aiming to prohibit the sale and provision of any smoking-related products and services to minors.
- Recently, a number of new hookah-style disposable vapeshave appeared in the US vapemarket. These products have attracted industry attention with their innovative features such as screen display, large-capacity e-liquid and support for DTL mode.
- Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee plans to vote on an vaperegulatory bill on August 20, but there are clear divisions among senators despite the bill being expected to bring in 2.2 billion reais ($406 million) in tax revenue annually.