- In September, China exported approximately US$35.72 million of e-cigarettes to Netherlands, a month-on-month decrease of 10.37% and a year-on-year increase of 5.70%; the export volume was approximately 982 tons, a month-on-month increase of 0.66% and a year-on-year increase of 124.92%; the export unit price was US$36.35/ Kilograms, a month-on-month decrease of 10.95% and a year-on-year decrease of 53.00%.
- British American Tobacco announced all new tobacco products it launchedin the last ten years from 2013 to 2023. In this decade, British American Tobacco has been involved in three major areas: vapes, heat-not-burn, and nicotine bags, and has released a total of 38 new tobacco products.
- Japan Tobacco’s total revenue in the third quarter of 2023 increased by 7.4% year-on-year to 21.57 billion yen, and net profit increased by 9.5% year-on-year to 442 billion yen.
- Law enforcement officers in BacNinh Province in Vietnam discovered more than 100,000 illegal vapesin a warehouse, with an initial estimated value of more than 3 billion VND (approximately RMB 900,000).
- Customs officers in the Lviv region of Ukraine seizedillegal vapes worthy of 2.5 million hryvnia (approximately RMB 500,000) when they inspecting two mini-bus and a SUV.
- Philip Morris International is working with its Canadian subsidiary to promote the “Smoke-Free Future” campaign, which aims to eliminate cigarettes by 2035 and provide smoke-free alternatives to those unwilling to quit smoking.
- Two professors from the University of Southern California received US$20 million in research funds to provide authorities with reference opinions on regulating tobacco and its marketing.
- Experts in Bangladesh believe that strict law enforcement, ban on vapes, and control of smoking in public places are key measures to curb the widespread use of tobacco products in the country.