- In September, China’s exports of e-cigarettes to the United Arab Emirates were approximately US$14.98 million, a month-on-month decrease of 13.40%, and a year-on-year increase of 42.46%; the export volume was approximately 356 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 10.80%, and a year-on-year increase of 80.86%; the export unit price was 42.06 US dollars/kg, A month-on-month decrease of 2.91% and a year-on-year decrease of 21.23%.
- The World Health Organization announced that the Tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the Third Conference of the Parties (MOP 3) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products have been postponed to 2024.
- Virginia Attorney General Jason Miares wrote to the Director of the U.S. FDA, calling on the FDA to strengthen supervision of illegal vapes.
- The director of the Tobacco Consumption Prevention and Control Center of the Russian Ministry of Health said that banning the use of additives in vapes may effectively protect the health of citizens, especially children.
- Data from the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan show that the country’s vapesales have increased 300 times in the past two years, and the number of imported vapes has reached 3 million.
- The British government has announced that it will allocate 70 million pounds each year to local governments in England to promote smoking cessation services.
- From November 11th to 12th, the Indonesian vapeexhibition VAPE FAIR was held in Jakarta, with many well-known vapecompanies participating.
- KT&G’s third-quarter revenue reached 1.69 trillion won (approximately US$1.29 billion), an increase of 4% over the same period last year; operating profit increased by 0.3% to 406.7 billion won (approximately US$300 million).