- In December, China exported approximately US$62.13 million of vapes to South Korean, a decrease of 18.3% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 15.54%.
- The flavor ban by the Los Angeles government in the United States has caused adjustments in the vapeindustry, and cannabis and hookah products have squeezed the market.
- Kathy Costello, Deputy Minister of Health of New Zealand, has put forward innovative proposals for tobacco control, hoping to freeze the increase in tobacco excise taxes for three years to avoid the impact of inflation. Costello said that this will reduce the financial burden on smokers.
- The Ohio Legislature overturned a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, and flavored tobacco products are about to return to store shelves in the state.
- In order to improve regulatory efficiency, Russia passed a bill to digitize tobacco product labels. The digital labels will take effect on March 1, 2024.
- Kazakhstan’s House of Representatives passed a bill on second reading that bans the import, production and sale of vapes, and violators will face criminal liability.